psych

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Synonyms: psyc, psch, psyco

Antonyms: psyc, psch, psyco

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

Clipping of psychiatry. A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility.
- He had to be involuntarily committed to the psych ward.
A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility.
- He had to be involuntarily committed to the psych ward.
Clipping of psychology.
- I took psych in my freshman year at college.

Clipping of psychoanalyse (“to treat (someone) using psychoanalysis”); also, to carry out psychological testing on (someone).
Chiefly followed by out: to analyse (something), especially psychologically; also , to work out (something).

Often followed by out: to deceive, intimidate, or otherwise manipulate (someone or oneself) emotionally or using psychology. Often followed by up: to put (someone or oneself) into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make (someone or oneself) enthusiastic or excited about something.
- Hip hop always gets me psyched, so I put it on before a race.
Often followed by out: to deceive, intimidate, or otherwise manipulate (someone or oneself) emotionally or using psychology.
Often followed by up: to put (someone or oneself) into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make (someone or oneself) enthusiastic or excited about something.
- Hip hop always gets me psyched, so I put it on before a race.
Of a person: to get into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make oneself enthusiastic or excited about something. Followed by out: to become mentally confused or disturbed.
Of a person: to get into a mental or psychological state where one is ready for some (often challenging) experience; specifically, to make oneself enthusiastic or excited about something.
Followed by out: to become mentally confused or disturbed.

Used to indicate jokingly that a statement which one has made was false and that one has successfully fooled the person whom one is speaking to; just kidding!, not!, tricked you!
- Here, have fifty dollars. Psych! That was two dollars!
- I broke up with my girlfriend. Here’s her number. Psych! That’s the wrong number!
Used to express surprised happiness; wow!
- Psych! I just found my missing bracelet!

Clipping of psychic (“a person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as clairvoyance, precognition, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences”).
Clipping of psychic or psychic bid (“a bid intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards”).

To make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards. To deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
To make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards.
To deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
To make a bid intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards; to make a psychic bid.

Clipping of psychedelic (“of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.”).
- curtains with psych colours psych-rock
Of or relating to psychedelic rock music.
- a psych album a psych band

Clipping of psychedelic rock (“a genre of rock music influenced by psychedelia, blues, electronic music, folk music, jazz, and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s”).

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