Psyche vs Psychs - What's the difference?
psyche | psychs |
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.
(psych)
Psychology or psychiatry.
A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 476:
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 .
As verbs the difference between psyche and psychs
is that psyche is to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind while psychs is third-person singular of psych.As a noun psyche
is the human soul, mind, or spirit.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 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.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
(psych)External links
* * ----psychs
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Verb
(head)psych
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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.