psycho-
prefixUK /ˈsaɪ.kəʊ/ · CA, US /ˈsaɪ.koʊ/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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Morpheme Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
- This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science.2012, Richard Overy, “The Mind of Evil”, in Literary Review, number 399:
- Derived terms
- psychonarration, psychonarrative, psychosophy, psychoverbal, psychovisual