"psychophant" meaning in English

See psychophant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: By confusion with the prefix psycho-. Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} psychophant
  1. Misspelling of sycophant. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: sycophant
    Sense id: en-psychophant-en-noun-tzGg9pbh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1911, The Word, volume 13, Theosophical Publishing Co., page 178",
          "text": "Socrates was not a sophist nor a psychophant.",
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        {
          "ref": "2002, University Microfilms, University Microfilms International, Dissertation abstracts international: The sciences and engineering, University Microfilms, page unknown",
          "text": "Adolescents play out these interim roles of clown, miniature adult, social psychophant, bully, etc., to compensate for the loss of power that accompanies their perceived or real losses."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, G. Ramachandhra Reddy, The challenges of governance in Indian democracy, APH Publishing, page 178",
          "text": "It has destroyed the right ethos in administrative culture and brought to the fore psychophant and the dishonest […]",
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          "text": "Adolescents play out these interim roles of clown, miniature adult, social psychophant, bully, etc., to compensate for the loss of power that accompanies their perceived or real losses."
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