psyched up
1
7.5
- idiom
- Informal
:
entusiasmado
- She always gets psyched up before her performances to boost her confidence.
- get psyched up
I'll be, I'll be visualizing what I have to do the next day and getting myself psyched up for that.
- I'll be, I'll be visualizing what I have to do the next day and getting myself psyched up for that.
Examples
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It's only 'cause he's getting psyched up for a big game.
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I'm psyched up for it.
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And as long as you get the the crowd psyched up and and wait for the lights to go down, right.
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Listen to it every morning, get all psyched up.
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You know, you're probably getting psyched up for the Yankee game.
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Everybody was psyched up.
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The players were all psyched up and ready to win the championship.
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Before the race, I felt really psyched up and excited.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Feeling very happy and eager about something
33
6.5
Very upset or nervous because of strong feelings
21
5.2
Feeling very nervous and unable to relax
14
7.7
Very excited and eager about something
12
5.6
Being very excited and full of energy
8
5.1
Very excited and full of energy because something good is about to happen
5
7.4
Feeling very excited about something
3
6.9
Feeling nervous and excited, ready to start
1
7.9
Feeling very excited about something good or fun
1
4.6
Ready to take action or respond quickly
1
5.5
Very excited about something, often before it happens
1
7.9
Excited and eager about something new, like a game or event
1
5.5
Very excited and ready to start
1
7.5
Feeling excited and full of energy about something
1
7.0
Filled with a sudden rush of excitement and energy
1
8.1
Feeling more confident and encouraged after something good happens
Very excited and full of energy about something
Feeling very happy and full of energy
Very excited about something that will happen
Being very excited and pleased about good news or an event
Full of lively energy because people feel excited
Antonyms
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'mentally prepared and motivated' is directly derivable from 'psych' (to prepare mentally) combined with the particle 'up' (an intensifier/raising state), so the overall sense is a straightforward compositional intensification. This verb+particle pattern is a common, productive English construction and is readily interpretable by learners who know the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Psyched up comes from the idea of getting your psyche, or 'mind', up, like filling a balloon with energy before a performance. That's why it means 'mentally prepared and motivated'.