🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

psiche

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈzike

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Psyche/ˈsaɪ.ki/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha esplorato le profondità della sua psiche."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The human soul, mind, or spirit.

    "She explored the depths of her psyche through meditation and self-reflection."
  2. 2

    The mental or psychological structure of a person.

    "His traumatic experiences had a profound impact on his psyche."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'psyche' originates from the Ancient Greek word 'ψυχή' (psukhē), meaning 'soul' or 'breath of life'. It was adopted into Latin as 'psyche' and has evolved in English to encompass both psychological and metaphorical meanings related to the mind and spirit since the 16th century.

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