psyche
nounnouninterjectionverbattested in dialogue
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The human soul, mind, or spirit.
noun
- 1
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
I've been driving in L.A. / And the world, it feels too big / Like a floating ball that's bound to break / Snap my psyche like a twig
We feel we have been victimised over the centuries. It’s part of our psyche – underneath it all we side with the underdog.”
- 2
The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
- 3
A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
noun
- 1
Variant of psychologyAbbreviation of psychology.
Etymology
Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)
interjection
- 1
Variant of psychAlternative form of psych.
verb
- 1
Variant of psychAlternative form of psych.
Forms
- plural
- psyches
- past tense
- psyched
- past participle
- psyched
- present participle
- psyching
- third person singular
- psyches
psyche · The human soul, mind, or spirit.
Psyche · The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess…psyched · Thrilled; excited.psychiatric · Of, or relating to, psychiatry.