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• past participle of psych.
• past tense form of psych.

psyched

American  

[sahykt] / saɪkt /

adjective

1. happily excited; elated.

   I’m really psyched that she invited me for her birthday, but I have no idea what to get her.

   Wow, you got the part—I’m so psyched for you!

2. in a state of eager anticipation; looking forward to something.

   Fans of the video game are pretty psyched for the new release, due in two weeks.

   It was perfect weather and we were psyched to do some great sightseeing.

3. mentally prepared, especially for something challenging, so as to be in the right frame of mind to do one’s best.

   Are you getting psyched to do your taxes?

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of psych.

Etymology

Origin of psyched

First recorded in 1955–60, for an earlier sense; psych ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; psych ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

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psyched

His father said that his son would have been "absolutely psyched" that the company's new laboratory was being named in his honour.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

I psyched myself up to argue and dialed the customer service number on the back of the bill.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026

To me, Jann is a guy that got a lot of people psyched to link arms and write about music at a time when nobody had a place to really do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

In fact, it’s virtually impossible to tell whether he’s more psyched about “Slow Horses” or being knighted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025

None of us was very psyched about that, but we thanked Rainbow and his friends for the ride.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan