Psyche - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsaɪkɪ|
Brit.
|ˈsaɪkɪ|
noun
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason (syn: brain, head, mind, nous)
- the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life (syn: soul)
- (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
- the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life (syn: soul)
- (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Extra examples
...disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist...
Freud's account of the human psyche
A characteristic of the feminine psyche is to seek approval from others.
Psychologists try to plumb the deepest mysteries of the human psyche.
Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.
...bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche...
Word forms
noun
singular: psyche
plural: psyches
singular: psyche
plural: psyches
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