"psyched up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-psyched up.ogg Forms: more psyched up [comparative], most psyched up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} psyched up (comparative more psyched up, superlative most psyched up)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult or hazardous enterprise, or one where success is particularly sought. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: psyched Translations (in a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult enterprise): 做好心裡準備的 /做好心里准备的 (Chinese Mandarin), 做好心理准备的 (zuòhǎo xīnlǐ zhǔnbèi de) (Chinese Mandarin), valmis (Finnish), hochgeputscht (German)
    Sense id: en-psyched_up-en-adj-JNdRv9wm Disambiguation of 'in a state of heightened mental preparedness for a difficult enterprise': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Enthusiastic. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: psyched, pumped up, pumped Related terms: worked up
    Sense id: en-psyched_up-en-adj-H2EJ1EVg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 81
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