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1. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
   "his psyche wandered"
   - mind, head, brain, nous
    
2. The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
   - soul

1. Become scared or over stressed
   "I psyched out"
   - psych, psych out
    
2. Mentally prepare
   - psych

1. (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

Derived forms: psyches, psyched

See also: psychical

Type of: cognition, knowledge, mythical being, noesis, spirit

Encyclopedia: Psyche