Psyche

Meaning of Psyche

noun
  1. the human soul, mind, or spirit.
    their childhood made them want to understand the human psyche and to help others
    how does constant losing affect the psyches of young athletes?

mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

verb

variant spelling of psych (verb).

noun

variant spelling of psych (noun).

adjective

variant spelling of psych (adjective).

verb
  1. mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion.
    he had to psych himself for a tough conversation with his wife
    she managed to psych herself into the proper frame of mind for a confrontation
  2. analyse (something) in psychological terms.
    mother had it all psyched out in three minutes
  3. make a psychic bid.
noun
  1. short for psychiatrist or psychologist.
  2. psychedelic rock music.
    the music is inspired by American psych, blues, and metal
  3. a psychic bid.
adjective
  1. short for psychiatric.
    the psych ward
    a psych course
  2. denoting or relating to psychedelic rock music.
    a rare old psych album

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Hyphenation of Psyche

Psy-che

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • Psyche is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Psyche synonyms

Meaning mind:

mind, head, brain, nous

Meaning soul:

soul

Meaning the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul:

spirit

Meaning the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:

persona

Meaning the fact of being who or what a person or thing is:

identity

Meaning the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character:

personality

Meaning the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked:

individuality

Meaning the subconscious part of the mind (not in technical use in psychoanalysis, where unconscious is preferred):

subconscious

Meaning the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract matters:

intellect

Meaning (in Jungian psychology) the feminine part of a man's personality:

anima

Meaning (in Stoic thought) the vital spirit, soul, or creative force of a person:

pneuma

Meaning (in ancient Egypt) the supposed spiritual part of an individual human being or god, which survived (with the soul) after death and could reside in a statue of the person:

ka

Meaning the spiritual life principle of the universe, especially when regarded as immanent in the individual's real self:

atman

Meaning make (something) ready for use or consideration:

prepare

Psyche antonyms

Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:

body

Anagrams of Psyche

pechys

Words that rhyme with Psyche

Dyche, pyche, Halopsyche, phytopsyche, psyche, thymopsyche, Tyche, tyche

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