ALL meanings of psych out
psych out
P p - verb with object psych out to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition. 1
- verb with object psych out 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 out to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out): to psych out a problem. 1
- noun psych out an act or instance of psyching out. 1
- phrasal verb psych out If you psych out your opponent in a contest, you try to make them feel less confident by behaving in a very confident or aggressive way. 0
- verb psych out to guess correctly the intentions of (another); outguess 0
- verb psych out to analyse or solve (a problem, etc) psychologically 0
- verb psych out to intimidate or frighten 0
- verb psych out to lose control psychologically; break down 0
- noun psych out to lose one's courage or nerve 0
- noun psych out to pretend to be mentally disturbed so as to evade a situation 0