see|Psyche
English

Etymology 1
From L. psyche#Latin|psych� < AGr. ���ή "soul, breath"

Pronunciation
International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /�saɪki/ (noun)

Noun
en-noun

1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.

Translations
German: Psyche f

Etymology 2
Shortened form of psychology < F. psychologie < L. psychologia < AGr. polytonic|���ή (psuch�) "soul" and polytonic|-λογία (-logia) "study of"

Alternative spellings
psych

Pronunciation
International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /�saɪk/

Abbreviation
psyche

1. psychology

Interjection
psyche

1. Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
to psyche (psyches, psyching, psyched)

1. To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
2. To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
3. informal To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

Latin

Etymology
Transliteration of AGr.|la ���ή "soul, breath"

Noun
la-noun|psych�|psyches#Latin|psych�s|f|first

1. mind
2. spirit

Inflection
la-decl-1st-Greek|psych

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