Psyche vs Mental - What's the difference?
psyche | mental |
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
psychology
To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
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 psyche and mental
is that psyche is the human soul, mind, or spirit while mental is a plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.As an abbreviation psyche
is psychology.As an interjection psyche
is Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.As a verb psyche
is to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.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.As an adjective mental is
of or relating to the mind or an intellectual process.psyche
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Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Shortened form of (psychology), from (etyl) psychologie, from (etyl) psychologia, from (etyl)Alternative forms
* psychAbbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)Verb
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(wikipedia mental)Adjective
(-)Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}