variants
or less commonly psyche
psyched; psyching
1
2
a
: to anticipate correctly the intentions or actions of : outguess
b
: to analyze or figure out (something, such as a problem or course of action)
I psyched it all out by myself and decided—David Hulburd
3
a
: to make psychologically uneasy : intimidate, scare
pressure doesn't psych me—Jerry Quarry
—often used with outhas a way of psyching out the competition
b
: to make (someone, such as oneself) psychologically ready especially for performance
—often used with up
psyched herself up for the race
variants
or psycho-
1
: mind : mental processes and activities
psychodynamic
psychology
2
: psychological methods
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
3
: brain
psychosurgery
4
: mental and
psychosomatic
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