Psych vs Mental - What's the difference?
psych | mental |
Psychology or psychiatry.
A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
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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.
(slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike .
Of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"
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, title= Insane, mad, crazy.
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Enjoyable; fun.
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(lb) Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw, genial.
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(lb) Of or relating to the chin-like or lip-like structure.
As nouns the difference between psych and mental
is that psych is psychology or psychiatry while mental is moron.As a verb psych
is to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).As an interjection psych
is (slang) indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor also sike .psych
English
Alternative forms
* psycheNoun
(en noun)- a psych class
- She had attended a conference of psychs at which he had presided and they had taken a fancy to each other.
Verb
(en verb)Derived terms
* psych out * psych upInterjection
(en interjection)mental
English
(wikipedia mental)Adjective
(-)Ian Sample
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