psyche en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈsɑe̯.ki] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈsaɪ.ki/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈsaɪ.ki/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɑe.ki/ (Australia)
- (Texas) audio Austin
- sī'kē
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin psychē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
Meanings
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The human soul, mind, or spirit.
I've been driving in L.A. / And the world, it feels too big / Like a floating ball that's bound to break / Snap my psyche like a twig
2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat, performed by Em Beihold:We feel we have been victimised over the centuries. It’s part of our psyche – underneath it all we side with the underdog.”
2023 November 20, Rory Carroll, Lisa O'Carroll, “‘It’s part of our psyche’: why Ireland sides with ‘underdog’ Palestine”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
- A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psyches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anthropopsychism · psychal · tachypsychia
Translations (36)
ja 精神 (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · ca psique (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · it psiche (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · de Geist (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · el ψυχή (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · vi tâm (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · es psiquis (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · es psique (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · es psiquismo (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · kk рух (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · ru душа́ (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · bg психика (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · kk жан (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · vi tâm trí (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · hu psziché (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · uk пси́хіка (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · fi psyyke (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · oc psiquè (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · cmn 精神 (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · yi פּסיכע (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · pl psychika (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · ru дух (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · eo psiko (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · cs psýcha (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · bg душа (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · pt psique (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · ru пси́хика (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · mi mauri (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · de Psyche (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · fr psyché (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · fa روان (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · fr psychisme (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · vi tinh thần (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · pl psyche (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · cs psychika (the human soul, mind, or spirit) · kk психика (the human soul, mind, or spirit)