psyche

See also Psyche

English

Etymology 1

From Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche, “soul, breath”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪ.ki/

Noun

psyche (plural psyches)

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

Translations

the human soul, mind, or spirit

• Finnish: psyyke (fi)
• French: psyché (fr) f, psychisme (fr) m
• German: Psyche (de) f

• Polish: psychika f

Etymology 2

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psuchē, “soul”) and -λογία (-logia, “study of”)

Alternative forms

• psych

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪk/
• Rhymes: -aɪk

Abbreviation

psyche

1. psychology

Interjection

psyche

1. Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.

Verb

psyche (third-person singular simple present psyches, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)

1. (transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
2. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
3. (transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

External links

• psyche in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• psyche in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Dutch

Noun

psyche f (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. psyche, soul, spirit

Derived terms

• psychisch

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Latin

Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche, “soul, breath”)

Noun

psychē (genitive psychēs); f, first declension

1. mind
2. spirit

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	psychē	psychae
genitive	psychēs	psychārum
dative	psychae	psychīs
accusative	psychēn	psychās
ablative	psychē	psychīs
vocative	psychē	psychae