Psych
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /saɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Psych is a noun meaning (uncountable) Psychology or psychiatry.
Meaning
(uncountable) Psychology or psychiatry.
More Meanings
- (countable) A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
- A psychiatric hospital; psychiatric treatment.
- Psychedelic.
- Psychiatric.
- (transitive, reflexive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
- (transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).
- (transitive) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Example Sentences
curtains with psych colors
involuntarily committed to the psych ward
I took psych my freshman year in university.
a psych band; a psych album; psych-rock and psych-folk music
Word Forms
- psychs
- psyching
- psyched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psychiatric, psychologist, therapist, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, psychiatry.
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