psyche
noun/ˈsaɪki/
/ˈsaɪki/
(formal)- the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes
- the human psyche
- She knew, at some deep level of her psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.
- In his 1889 treatise the sociologist examines the effect that wealth has on the human psyche.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.Definitions on the go
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