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Psuche vs Psych - What's the difference?

psuche | psych |

Psuche is often a misspelling of psych.


Psuche has no English definition.

As a noun psych is

psychology or psychiatry.

As a verb psych is

to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).

As an interjection psych is

indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.

psuche

Not English

Psuche has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

psych

English

Alternative forms

* psyche

Noun

(en noun)
  • Psychology or psychiatry.
  • a psych class
  • A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 476:
  • She had attended a conference of psychs at which he had presided and they had taken a fancy to each other.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
  • To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).
  • (informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
  • Derived terms

    * psych out * psych up

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike .