psycho-

See also: psycho

English

Alternative forms

• psych- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”)

Prefix

psycho-

1. Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
   • 2012, Richard Overy, ‘The Mind of Evil’, Literary Review, issue 399:

     This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with psycho-

• psychoclinical
• psychonarration
• psychonarrative
• psychoverbal
• psychovisual

 

Translations

relating to the mind

• Catalan: psico- (ca)
• Czech: psycho-
• French: psycho- (fr)
• Galician: psico- (gl)
• German: psycho- (de)
• Interlingua: psycho-
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• Italian: psico- (it)
• Malay: psiko-, jiwa
• Portuguese: psico- (pt)
• Russian: психо- (psixo-)
• Spanish: psico- (es)
• Turkish: psiko-

See also

• psyche
• psycho

References

• Definition of psych - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [psɪxo ]

Prefix

psycho-

1. psycho-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with psycho-

Related terms

• psychiatr
• psychiatrický
• psychiatrie
• psychický
• psychika
• psychopat
• psychotický
• psychóza
• psýcha
• Psýché

 

Further reading

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

psycho-

1. psycho-

Dutch terms prefixed with psycho-

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”)

Prefix

psycho-

1. psycho-

Derived terms

psycho-

• psychiatre
• psychiatrie
• psychologie
• psychologique
• psychologue
• psychothérapeute
• psychothérapie

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German

Alternative forms

• psych- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Ultmimately from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsy(ː)ço/
• Hyphenation: psy‧cho-

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

psycho-

1. psycho- (relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology)

   ‎psycho- + ‎Therapie (“therapy”) → ‎Psychotherapie (“psychotherapy”)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with psycho-

Further reading

• “psycho-” in Duden online
• “psycho-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Polish

Prefix

psycho-

1. psycho-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with psycho-

Further reading

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