psych

/saษชk/

IPA: /S AY1 K/

noun
  1. 1

    Psychology or psychiatry.

    โ€œa psych classโ€

  2. 2

    A psychologist; a psychiatrist.

verb
  1. 1

    To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).

  2. 2

    To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).

  3. 3

    To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

adjective
  1. 1

    Psychedelic.

    โ€œcurtains with psych colorsโ€

  2. 2

    Psychiatric.

interjection
  1. 1

    Indicating that one's preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one's interlocutor. Also sike.

  2. 2

    An interjection of surprised happiness.

    โ€œPsych! I just found my missing bracelet!โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/psych