psyche

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

psy·che [psyche psyches] BrE [ˈsaɪki] NAmE [ˈsaɪki] noun (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.

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

Example Bank:
•Much is still not known about the long-term effects of mind-altering drugs on the human psyche.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Psyche, soul, mind, head, brain, nous