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verb (used with object) Informal.
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.
Also, psyche.
Origin:
1915–20 in earlier sense “to subject to psychoanalysis”; originally a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use (especially in defs. 1 and 2) perhaps independent use of psych-
1915–20 in earlier sense “to subject to psychoanalysis”; originally a shortening of psychoanalyze; in later use (especially in defs. 1 and 2) perhaps independent use of psych-
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Psych
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example Sentences
- Hedgefundguy's link to the psych major is appropriate.
- Pop psych lore is a bewildering mix of fact and fallacy.
- No one outside jock psych seemed terribly interested in what made people screw up.
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psych-
variant of psycho- before some vowels: psychasthenia.
psych.
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Word Origin & History
psych
short for psychology in various senses; as an academic study, in student slang by 1895. The verb is generally negative when used transitively, positive when intransitive; first attested (also psych out) 1934 as "to outsmart," from 1963 as "to unnerve." However to psych (oneself) up is from 1972; to be
EXPANDpsyched up is attested from 1968.
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Medical Dictionary
psych- pref.
Variant of psycho-.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| psych psychoanalyze |
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