Psych

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪk

Alternative forms

• psyche

Origin

Abbreviations.

Full definition of psych

Noun

1. Psychology or psychiatry.a psych class
2. A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
• 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 476:She had attended a conference of psychs at which he had presided and they had taken a fancy to each other.

Verb

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

Derived terms

• psych out
• psych up

Interjection

1. (slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.

Related terms

• psych-
• psycho-
• psyche