Definitions for Psyche

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Psyche psyche

Spelling: [sahyk]

IPA: /saɪk/

Psyche is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in Psyche (cehpsy).

Definitions for Psyche

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a personification of the soul, which in the form of a beautiful girl was loved by Eros.
2. (lowercase) the human soul, spirit, or mind.
3. (lowercase) Psychology, Psychoanalysis. the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force.
4. Neoplatonism. the second emanation of the One, regarded as a universal consciousness and as the animating principle of the world.
5. a female given name.

verb (used with object)

1. psych1 .
2. to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out):
3. to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often followed by up):
4. to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out):

Origin of Psyche

1650-60 for def 2; Latin psȳchē Greek psȳchḗ literally, breath, derivative of psȳ́chein to breathe, blow, hence, live (see psycho-)

Examples for Psyche

The Bineses, with the exception of psyche, were at breakfast a week later.

Goldhagen depicts it as being so deeply inculcated in the German psyche that it was almost as if they had no choice.

He then provides some insight into his psyche - complete with Animal House reference.

psyche wondered what new misfortune could be in store for her.

Of course this isn't all mine; it includes ma's and psyche's.

"And of course we must go to the Episcopal church there," said psyche.

Hard-wired into the psyche of many is the idea that somehow time off is akin to sloth.

"And you know we shall be in mourning," said psyche to her brother.

Any of that stuff is almost helpful, if only to your psyche.

Lorraine Toussaint explains the psyche behind Vee, the Orange Is the New Black character we love to hate.