English

Alternative forms

• psyche

Noun

psych ‎(plural psychs)

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.

Adjective

psych ‎(comparative more psych, superlative most psych)

1. Psychedelic.

   Curtains with psych colors.

   A psych band, a psych album. Psych-rock and psych-folk music.

Verb

psych ‎(third-person singular simple present psychs, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)

1. (transitive, reflexive) 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

psych

1. (slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.
2. (dated, slang) An interjection of surprised happiness. Psych! I just found my missing bracelet!

Related terms

• psych-
• psycho-
• psyche
• psych verb