psy|cho

psy|cho
psy|cho «SY koh», noun, plural -chos, adjective. Slang.
–n.
a psychopath: »

It turns upon getting rid of a bully by making out that he is a “psycho” (Sunday Times).

–adj.
psychopathic: »

psycho wards.

combining form. of the mind; mental _____: »

Psychoanalysis = analysis of the mind. Psychotherapy = mental therapy. Psychology = science of the mind.

Also, psych- before some vowels.
[< Greek psycho- < ps soul, mind, life, breath]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • psy|cho|bi|ol|o|gy — «SY koh by OL uh jee», noun. the branch of biology which deals with the interrelationship of mental and biological functions as affecting personality …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy|cho|zo|ic — «SY koh ZOH ihk», adjective. of or belonging to the geological period of living creatures having minds or intelligence: »Our interest,…is in planets that may have intelligent life now, not in planets…whose “psychozoic era” has passed (Scientific… …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy´cho|a|cous´ti|cal|ly — psy|cho|a|cous|tic «SY koh uh KOOS tihk, KOWS », adjective. of or having to do with psychoacoustics: »psychoacoustic responses to noise. –psy´cho|a|cous´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy|cho|a|cous|tic — «SY koh uh KOOS tihk, KOWS », adjective. of or having to do with psychoacoustics: »psychoacoustic responses to noise. –psy´cho|a|cous´ti|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy´cho|an´a|lyt´i|cal|ly — psy|cho|an|a|lyt|ic «SY koh AN uh LIHT ihk», adjective. having to do with or of the nature of psychoanalysis. –psy´cho|an´a|lyt´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy|cho|an|a|lyt|ic — «SY koh AN uh LIHT ihk», adjective. having to do with or of the nature of psychoanalysis. –psy´cho|an´a|lyt´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy´cho|an´a|lyz´er — psy|cho|an|a|lyze «SY koh AN uh lyz», transitive verb, lyzed, lyz|ing. to examine by psychoanalysis. –psy´cho|an´a|lyz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy|cho|an|a|lyze — «SY koh AN uh lyz», transitive verb, lyzed, lyz|ing. to examine by psychoanalysis. –psy´cho|an´a|lyz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • psy´cho|dy|nam´i|cal|ly — psy|cho|dy|nam|ic «SY koh dy NAM ihk», adjective. of or having to do with mental powers or activities that relate to or derive from motivation or impulse: »I find them, in general, contradictory, puzzling, and confusing from a psychodynamic point …   Useful english dictionary

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