that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
Used in a Sentence
psyche
How to use psyche in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for psyche.
Editorial note
We all know "Lean In" is a ploy to get her into the national election psyche.
Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of psyche gathered in one view.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for psyche.
noun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
noun
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
See also: soul
noun
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
See also: Psyche
Example sentences
We all know "Lean In" is a ploy to get her into the national election psyche.
Fear seems to have become a centerpiece in the American psyche, and long before 9/11.
There's a profoundly messed up bit of thinking deep in the psyche of a lot of Americans behind this.
This will be a hard lesson for the Japanese national psyche to digest, and I don't know that they're up for it.
[1] And fears they are. I have to psyche myself out before every call, despite the fact that all of my calls have been pleasant, and most of them have produced meetings.
Just the idea that I'm playing a Mac race is going to affect my psyche enough for me to stay in bronze forever ;p
"Save kittens" --> no one cares"Save this kitten" --> everyone caresYou can think of this as hacking the human psyche, if you like.
It instructs how to damage someone's reputation and even their psyche on the Internet.
To me, that really sounds like you may psyche yourself out. ie. that you worry about MSG so much that it starts to cause you stress about it, and it's a self-fulfilling prophecy/placebo effect/whatever.
I think it's a very curious thing about the human psyche that I can make up something absurd, blabber about it, and get another human to the point of total lack of self control.
To actually get to the top levels of a large organization you need to be so good at the political part, that there's no time or room left in your psyche for any actual domain skills at all.
However, the same company located in a community like Memphis would have a tremendous positive impact -- not only on the local economy, but on the local psyche.
Don't you think that, with a few weeks of study, I could apply any subset of mental disorders from the DSM-IV to any person I wished?Would you trust a court-ordered psychologist to make an accurate appraisal of your psyche?
I just want to point out that this guy is also the author of The Gervais Principle[1], a 4-part saga that offers an incisive, brilliant and depressingly accurate analysis of the human psyche as it applies to workers in a corporation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use psyche in a sentence?
We all know "Lean In" is a ploy to get her into the national election psyche.
What does psyche mean?
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
What part of speech is psyche?
psyche is commonly used as noun.