psycho-

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See also: psycho

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

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psycho-

  1. Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
    • 2012, Richard Overy, “The Mind of Evil”, in Literary Review, number 399:
      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.

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Czech

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

Pronunciation

Prefix

psycho-

  1. psycho-

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • psycho- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • psycho- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

psycho-

  1. psycho-

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

Pronunciation

Prefix

psycho-

  1. psycho-

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpsy(ː)ço/
  • Hyphenation: psy‧cho-
  • (file)

Prefix

psycho-

  1. psycho- (relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology)
    psycho- + ‎Therapie (therapy) → ‎Psychotherapie (psychotherapy)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • psycho-” in Duden online
  • psycho-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ).

Pronunciation

Prefix

psycho-

  1. psycho-

Derived terms

Further reading

  • psycho- in Polish dictionaries at PWN