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English word origin

Etymology of psych

Clipping of psychiatry and psychology.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Clipping of psychiatry. · A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility. · Clipping of psychology.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of psychiatry and psychology.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Clipping of psychiatrist. · Clipping of psychologist; also, a clipping of psychoanalyst.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and psychologist.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

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 (generally), to work out (something).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of psychoanalyse.

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
intj

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! · Used to express surprised happiness; wow!

verb

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. · 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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The verb is a clipping of psychologize. The interjection is probably derived from the verb.

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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
noun

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”).

verb

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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 6

Original entry ↗
adj

Clipping of psychedelic (“of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.”). · Of or relating to psychedelic rock music.

noun

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”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The adjective is a clipping of psychedelic (adjective). The noun is a clipping of psychedelic rock.

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