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Definitions for Psych

[1] to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed 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 followed by up ): to psych oneself up for an interview.
[3] to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out ): to psych out a problem.
[4] psychology, especially as a course or field of study: She took two semesters of psych in college.
[5] variant of psycho- before some vowels: psychasthenia.
[6] psychological.
[7] psychologist.
[8] psychology.
[9] (tr) informal to psychoanalyse See also psych out, psych up

Words related to Psych

medicine, attitude, therapy, psyche, mentality, ethos, urge, abet, rouse, arouse, inspire, motivate, exhort, agitate, inflame, encourage, trigger, prompt, provoke, spur

Words nearby Psych

pss, psst, pst, pstn, psv, psych, psych out, psych up, psych-, psych-out, psych.

Origin of Psych

2First recorded in 1890–95; by shortening

Word origin for Psych

C20: shortened from psychoanalyse

Synonyms for Psych

attitude, medicine, therapy, behaviorism, mental make-up, mental processes, personality study, science of the mind, way of thinking, where head is at