"psycho-" meaning in English

See psycho- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ [General-Australian, UK], /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ [Canada, US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ψυχή|t=soul}} Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} psycho-, {{en-prefix}} psycho-
  1. Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: psych- [before-vowel] Derived forms: psychonarration, psychonarrative, psychoverbal, psychovisual Related terms: psyche, psycho Translations (relating to the mind): psico- (Catalan), psycho- (Czech), psycho- (French), psico- (Galician), psycho- (German), ψυχ- (psych-) (Greek), psycho- (Interlingua), psico- (Italian), psiko- (Malay), jiwa (Malay), psico- (Portuguese), psiho- (Romanian), психо- (psixo-) (Russian), psico- (Spanish), psiko- (Turkish), психо- (psyxo-) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-psycho--en-prefix-xvIz0O-D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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