(transitive, informal) To outsmart. / (transitive, informal) To unnerve.

(transitive) To motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.

(music) A genre of folk music influenced by psychedelic rock and possessing a dark, sinister tone.

Abbreviation of evolutionary psychology.

Alternative form of evo-psych

plural of psych verb

(linguistics) A verb indicating a change in psychological state, such as shock, encourage, or agitate.

Short for geriatric-psychiatric.

(idiomatic, informal) In a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought.

simple past tense and past participle of psych out