Synonyms for psych
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Clipping of psychiatry. A psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility; also, a psychiatric department or ward in such a facility.
He had to be involuntarily committed to the psych ward.
Related words
- Word family
- psycho psyche psyched
- Phrases
- psych ward pop psych psych out psych up psych folk
Forms
- Plural
- psyches → psychics…
Example sentences
- psychic Tom told me that he thought that Mary was psychic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| psych | rising | |
| psychic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- psychic2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (psychic2 = 2 syllables).