psycho-

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psycho-

(word root) mind, spirit, soul

Examples of words with the root psycho-: psychology

psycho-

or psych-

pref.

a. Mind; mental: psychogenic.

b. Mental activities or processes: psychomotor.

2. Psychology; psychological: psychohistory.

[Greek psūkho-, soul, life, from psūkhē; see bhes- in Indo-European roots.]

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psycho-

or sometimes before a vowel

psych-

combining form

(Psychology) indicating the mind or psychological or mental processes: psychology; psychogenesis; psychosomatic.

[from Greek psukhē spirit, breath]

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psy•cho

(ˈsaɪ koʊ)

n., pl. -chos,
adj. Slang. n.

1. a psychopathic person; psychopath.

adj.

2. psychopathic.

[1935–40; shortened form]

psycho-

a combining form representing psyche (psychological) or psychological (psychoanalysis). Also, esp. before a vowel,psych-.

[< Greek, comb. form of psȳchḗ; see psyche]

Translations

psycho-

[ˈsaɪkəʊ-] prefix → psycho-

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