Definition/Meaning of psych

• English - Noun: psych ( plural psychs ) Psychology or psychiatry . a psych class 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 .
• English - Verb: psych ( third-person singular simple present psychs , present participle psyching , simple past and past participle psyched ) ( transitive ) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up). ( transitive ) To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out). ( transitive , informal ) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis . Derived terms psych…
• English - Interjection: psych ( 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
• English - Alternative forms: psyche
• English - Pronunciation: Rhymes: -aɪk