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# psyche

noun (a psyche, psyches); proper noun (Psyche)

«psyche» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Your psyche is your mind and soul — your thoughts, feelings and the deep part of who you are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#m1)
2. (myths) In Greek myths Psyche was a beautiful young woman who fell in love with Cupid (Eros) and became a goddess of the soul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#m2)
3. (slang, "psych") Different word: to psych someone out or get psyched up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and lessons on feelings, the psyche is the inner self; a frightening event can "leave a mark on her psyche". Psychology, the study of the mind, comes from the same Greek word. In space news, Psyche is also a metal-rich asteroid and the NASA mission to it.

### Examples

- The scary film stayed in my psyche for days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x1)
- Bullying can hurt a person's psyche, not just their body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x2)
- Writers try to show the psyche of their characters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x3)
- In the myth, Psyche had to complete hard tasks to win back Cupid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x4)
- Psychology is the study of the human psyche. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x5)
- NASA sent a spacecraft to the asteroid Psyche. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x6)
- Winning the game was good for the team's psyche. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x7)
- "The Psyche within can never die. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/#x8)

### Note

Say "SY-kee" — two syllables, the final e is spoken; the p is silent. Do not confuse with "psych" (one syllable, "syke"): "I'm psyched" (slang) means excited. Countable but usually singular.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «psyche» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/psyche/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«psyche» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psyche.html) on Mova free.