to psyche
4
6.8
- verb
- /saɪk/
- Informal
:
mentalizarse
- Before the big presentation, I need to psyche myself up to feel confident.
- trying to psyche
Examples
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Yeah, Mary, way to psyche everybody up!
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To perform well, you need to psyche yourself up just like you would before an athletic competition.
Blog text (34) -
You want me to psyche him out?
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You got to psyche them out!
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I wanna psyche the guy out.
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It's just trying to psyche us out.
Fiction book (1993) -
When you're out there all alone, you can psyche yourself out.
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- Don't let Steve psyche you out.
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Serena sits down on the edge of the bed, trying to psyche Elle up.
Fiction book (2001) -
So don't let other parents (and their styles that you don't care for) psyche you out.
Blog text (7)
Synonyms
487
2.8
To make yourself ready in your mind for something unpleasant or difficult
95
7.4
To get yourself or someone else mentally ready before a challenge
40
6.5
Get ready for something bad or difficult that you expect to happen
7
7.6
To prepare yourself to face something unpleasant or difficult
4
7.4
To get yourself ready by feeling excited or confident
3
7.5
To prepare yourself mentally for something difficult or unpleasant
1
6.6
To make yourself ready to do something difficult
How Prepared
∞
1.3
56
5.2
- Informal
4
6.8
- Informal
28
4.1
437
3.5
∞
2.3
962
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb psyche comes from the same root as the noun psyche and the word psychology, all about the 'mind' or 'soul'. To 'psyche' someone up is to get their mind ready for a hard task, so the verb means to prepare yourself mentally.