psyche

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsɑe.ki/ UK /ˈsaɪ.ki/ See IPA manual

Freq #15078

Meanings

1

noun
the human mind, especially its deep feelings, thoughts, and attitudes

The tragedy left a lasting scar on the nation's psyche.
2

noun
the soul or inner spirit of a person

Poets have long tried to capture the mysteries of the human psyche.

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1 noun · the human mind, especially... head

2 noun · the soul or inner spirit of... soul

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Forms psychedpsychespsyching

Derived forms anthropopsychismpsychaltachypsychia

Etymology

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

psychologie French psychologia Latin ψυχή Ancient Greek

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# psyche

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑe.ki/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsaɪ.ki/
**Frequency rank:** 15078

## Meanings
1. the human mind, especially its deep feelings, thoughts, and attitudes
2. the soul or inner spirit of a person

## Examples
- The tragedy left a lasting scar on the nation's psyche.
- Poets have long tried to capture the mysteries of the human psyche.

## Derived Forms
- anthropopsychism
- psychal
- tachypsychia

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: psychologie
- Root: psychologia
- Root: ψυχή

## Etymology
Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

## AI Etymology
Psyche is a shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”). Important historical forms include French psychologie, Latin psychologia, and Ancient Greek ψυχή. In present-day use, it can mean the human mind, especially its deep feelings, thoughts, and attitudes, or the soul or inner spirit of a person. Derived formations include anthropopsychism, psychal, tachypsychia.

## Topics
- People & Society

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