Meanings
alternative psych-
- Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science.
2012, Richard Overy, “The Mind of Evil”, in Literary Review, number 399
Origin
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan psico-
- psico-relating to the mind
Czech psycho-
- psycho-relating to the mind
Dutch psycho-
- psycho-relating to the mind
Finnish psyko-
- psyko-relating to the mind
French psycho-
- psycho-relating to the mind
German psycho-
- psycho-relating to the mind
Greek ψυχ-
- ψυχ- (psych-)relating to the mind
Irish síci-
- síci-relating to the mind
Italian psico-
- psico-relating to the mind
Malay psiko-, jiwa
- psiko-relating to the mind
- jiwarelating to the mind
Polish psycho-
- psycho-relating to the mind
Portuguese psico-
- psico-relating to the mind
Romanian psiho-
- psiho-relating to the mind
Russian психо-
- психо- (psixo-)relating to the mind
Spanish psico-
- psico-relating to the mind
Turkish psiko-
- psiko-relating to the mind
Ukrainian психо-
- психо- (psyxo-)relating to the mind
Cite this entry
psycho-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psycho-
“psycho-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psycho-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psycho-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psycho-.
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