单词 | psych |
释义 | psych psych1 /suyk/, v.t. Informal. 1. to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often fol. by out): to psych out the competition. 2. to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often fol. by up): to psych oneself up for an interview. 3. to figure out psychologically; decipher (often fol. by out): to psych out a problem. Also, psyche. [1915-20 in earlier sense "to subject to psychoanalysis"; orig. a shortening of PSYCHOANALYZE; in later use (especially in defs. 1 and 2) perh. independent use of PSYCH-] psych2 /suyk/, n. Informal. psychology, esp. as a course or field of study: She took two semesters of psych in college. [1890-95; by shortening] |
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