psych
1or psyche
[ sahyk ]
/ saɪk /
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verb (used with object), psyched, psych·ing.Informal.
to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often followed by up): to psych oneself up for an interview.
to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out): to psych out a problem.
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Origin of psych
11915–20 in earlier sense “to subject to psychoanalysis”; originally a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use (especially indefs. 1, 2 ) perhaps independent use of psych-
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Definition for psych (2 of 4)
psych2
[ sahyk ]
/ saɪk /
noun Informal.
psychology, especially as a course or field of study: She took two semesters of psych in college.
Origin of psych
2First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening
Definition for psych (3 of 4)
Definition for psych (4 of 4)
psych.
abbreviation
psychological.
psychologist.
psychology.
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Word Origin for psych
C20: shortened from psychoanalyse
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Medical definitions for psych
psych-
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Variant ofpsycho-
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