Psych meaning

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Psych means to intimidate or scare someone.

An example of psych is telling ghost stories around a camp fire.

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To become confused or mentally deranged.
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To undermine the confidence of by psychological means; intimidate.
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To analyze and treat by psychoanalysis.
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Psychology.
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To cause to be disturbed mentally or excited emotionally.
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To understand the motives or behavior of by intuition or psychological means.
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To intimidate or outwit.
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To prepare (oneself or someone) psychologically.
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Psychiatric.
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Psychiatry.
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Psychological.
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Psychology.
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A psych class.

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To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
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To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).
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(informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
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(slang) Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.
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Psych is defined as to put someone in the right frame of mind to do something.

An example of psych is a dance teacher encouraging a student before a performance.

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Psych Sentence Examples

  • If Ashley wasn't the fourth person to say so, I'd probably refer her to psych for an evaluation.

  • She breathed deeply, struggling to remain in control when all she wanted to do was run for the nearest psych ward and check herself in.

  • James, Princ. of Psych.

  • AHHHHHH" Psych yourself out- tell yourself that this girl is NOT the mythical golden goddess who gives you a spazz out every time she walks by.

  • als empirische Wissenschaft (2 vols., Leipzig, 1855); Darstellung and Kritik der Beweise fur das Dasein Gottes (Heidelberg, 1840); Beitrcige zur Psych.

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