psyche

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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

2. 2
   noun

   that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings

3. 3
   noun

   the immaterial part of a person

4. 4
   noun

   The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

5. 5
   noun

   A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

6. 6
   noun

   Abbreviation of psychology.

7. 7
   intj

   Alternative form of psych.

8. 8
   verb

   Alternative form of psych.

Etymology

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