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psycho- en · X

Pronunciation

• audio North Carolina
• /ˈsaɪ.kɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈsɑe̯.kɐʉ̯] (Australia) some speakers
• /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
• [ˈsʌɪ̯.koʊ̯] (Canada, General-American) Canadian raising
• /ˈsɑe.kəʉ/ (Australia)
• /ˈsaɪ.kəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈsɑe̯.kɐʉ̯] (New-Zealand)
• [ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
   • This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science. 2012, Richard Overy, “The Mind of Evil”, in Literary Review, number 399:

Forms

Deriveds

psychonarration · psychoverbal · psychovisual · psychonarrative · psychosophy

Relateds

psyche · psycho

Translations (20)

ro psiho- (relating to the mind) · ga síci- (relating to the mind) · el ψυχ- (relating to the mind) · es psico- (relating to the mind) · it psico- (relating to the mind) · tr psiko- (relating to the mind) · uk психо- (relating to the mind) · ms psiko- (relating to the mind) · ms jiwa (relating to the mind) · gl psico- (relating to the mind) · ca psico- (relating to the mind) · fr psycho- (relating to the mind) · ru психо- (relating to the mind) · pt psico- (relating to the mind) · ia psycho- (relating to the mind) · de psycho- (relating to the mind) · cs psycho- (relating to the mind) · pl psycho- (relating to the mind) · nl psycho- (relating to the mind) · fi psyko- (relating to the mind)