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Psych vs Psyche - What's the difference?

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Psyche is a alternative form of psych.

Psyche is a related term of psych.



In transitive terms the difference between psych and psyche

is that psych is to intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out) while psyche is to intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.

In transitive informal terms the difference between psych and psyche

is that psych is to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis while psyche is to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

As an abbreviation psyche is

psychology.

As a proper noun Psyche is

the personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

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 .
  • psyche

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The human soul, mind, or spirit.
  • (chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
  • Etymology 2

    Shortened form of (psychology), from (etyl) psychologie, from (etyl) psychologia, from (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * psych

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • psychology
  • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Verb

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