psyche
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See also: Psyche
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, breath”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
psyche (plural psyches)
- The human soul, mind, or spirit.
- (chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
Translations[edit]
the human soul, mind, or spirit
Etymology 2[edit]
Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Abbreviation[edit]
psyche
Interjection[edit]
psyche
- Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.
Verb[edit]
psyche (third-person singular simple present psyches, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)
- (transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
- (transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
- (transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Translations[edit]
to put into required frame of mind
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to intimidate with psychology
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to treat with psychoanalysis
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External links[edit]
- psyche in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- psyche in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: psy‧che
Noun[edit]
psyche f (plural psyches)
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Transliteration of Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, breath”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
psychē f (genitive psychēs); first declension
Inflection[edit]
First declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | psychē | psychae |
| genitive | psychēs | psychārum |
| dative | psychae | psychīs |
| accusative | psychēn | psychās |
| ablative | psychē | psychīs |
| vocative | psychē | psychae |
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