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Psychs vs Psychos - What's the difference?

psychs | psychos |

As a verb psychs

is (psych).

As a noun psychos is

.

psychs

English

Verb

(head)
  • (psych)

    • 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 .

    • Related terms

    * psych- * psycho- * psyche

    psychos

    English

    Noun

    (head)