the human soul, mind, or spirit

their childhood made them want to understand the human psyche and to help others

how does constant losing affect the psyches of young athletes?

mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion

he had to psych himself for a tough conversation with his wife

she managed to psych herself into the proper frame of mind for a confrontation

analyse (something) in psychological terms

mother had it all psyched out in three minutes

make a psychic bid

psychedelic rock music

the music is inspired by American psych, blues, and metal

a psychic bid

the psych ward

a psych course

denoting or relating to psychedelic rock music

a rare old psych album

a Hellenistic personification of the soul as female, or sometimes as a butterfly. The allegory of Psyche's love for Cupid is told in The Golden Ass by Apuleius