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psycho-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ.kəʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯]
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈsʌɪ̯.koʊ̯] Canadian raising
  • North Carolina Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈsɑe.kəʉ/
  • Australian: [ˈsɑe̯.kɐʉ̯] some speakers
  • New-Zealand: /ˈsaɪ.kɐʉ/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈsɑe̯.kɐʉ̯]

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prefix

Meaning 1

Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: psico- — relating to the mind
  • Czech: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • Dutch: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • French: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • Galician: psico- — relating to the mind
  • German: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • Greek: ψυχ- (psych-) — relating to the mind
  • Interlingua: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • Irish: síci- — relating to the mind
  • Italian: psico- — relating to the mind
  • Malay: psiko- — relating to the mind
  • Malay: jiwa — relating to the mind
  • Polish: psycho- — relating to the mind
  • Portuguese: psico- — relating to the mind
  • Romanian: psiho- — relating to the mind
  • Russian: психо- (psixo-) — relating to the mind
  • Spanish: psico- — relating to the mind
  • Turkish: psiko- — relating to the mind
  • Ukrainian: психо- (psyxo-) — relating to the mind