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- [sahyk]
- /saɪk/
- /saɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyk]
- /saɪk/
Definitions of psych word
- verb with object psych to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition. 1
- verb with object psych 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. 1
- verb with object psych to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out): to psych out a problem. 1
- noun psych psychology, especially as a course or field of study: She took two semesters of psych in college. 1
- transitive verb psych influence psychologically 1
- verb psych to psychoanalyse 0
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Origin of psych
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
1915-20 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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Parts of speech for Psych
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psych popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
psych usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for psych
verb psych
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- auspicate — to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- blow smoke — (Idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
noun psych
- behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- mindset — an attitude, disposition, or mood.
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