"psych out" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: psych outs [plural]
Etymology: Recorded since 1934 (in sense of "outsmart"); from psych (short for psychology) + out. Etymology templates: {{m|en|psych}} psych, {{m|en|psychology}} psychology, {{m|en|out}} out Head templates: {{en-noun}} psych out (plural psych outs)
  1. (informal) The act of unnerving somebody. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-psych_out-en-noun-RmLpy3PL

Verb [English]

Forms: psychs out [present, singular, third-person], psyching out [participle, present], psyched out [participle, past], psyched out [past]
Etymology: Recorded since 1934 (in sense of "outsmart"); from psych (short for psychology) + out. Etymology templates: {{m|en|psych}} psych, {{m|en|psychology}} psychology, {{m|en|out}} out Head templates: {{en-verb|psych<psychs> out}} psych out (third-person singular simple present psychs out, present participle psyching out, simple past and past participle psyched out)
  1. (transitive, informal) To outsmart. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-psych_out-en-verb-4VWKz02D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 61 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 28 60 12
  2. (transitive, informal) To unnerve. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-psych_out-en-verb-uKzJplad

Inflected forms

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