Psych-out
noun, Informal.
1.
an act or instance of psyching out.
verb (used with object), Informal.
1.
to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out):
to psych out the competition.
2.
to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one’s best (often followed by up):
to psych oneself up for an interview.
3.
to figure out psychologically; decipher (often followed by out):
to psych out a problem.
verb
1.
(transitive) (informal) to psychoanalyse See also psych out, psych up
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