psych (out)

verb

Definition of psych (out)next
as in to scare

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psych (out)
  1. scare
  2. frighten
  3. intimidate
  4. terrorize
  5. terrify
  6. sap
  7. soften
  8. waste
Verb
  • Even in an off-year, Mahomes still scares the heck out of me as a Bills’ fan.
    Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Consider the teams that might have been scared away by that kind of uncertainty.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of scare
Verb
  • Marina, frightened, fled the spa, almost leaving behind her shirt, and spent the next hour looking over her shoulder to see whether the woman had, in fact, called someone.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Some frightened residents even abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the engulfing blaze.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of frighten
Verb
  • Tough competition, top golf Despite the strength of the field, Ribeiro says he isn’t intimidated and focuses on having fun while also trying to be competitive.
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Henson admitted in 2015 that she was initially intimidated by the character on the primetime soap about a family of music moguls.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of intimidate
Verb
  • Williams struggled mightily with an outsized defensive matchup against Pascal Siakam, who terrorized the low post for 26 points and popped out to sink a trio of 3-pointers.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Sack City — Aidan Hutchinson notched 4 1/2 sacks in one afternoon, wholly terrorizing the Tampa Bay front line.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrorize
Verb
  • And Rob is very much a sort of cat among pigeons — everyone's terrified of him.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • She was terrified because her cat was in the house.
    Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrify
Verb
  • As Hobson later noted in her autobiography, her publisher’s less-than-enthusiastic reply sapped some of her confidence.
    Rachel Gordan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But Rubin’s concerns about the Post, including about its independence, have been shared by others, and boldface names from both departments have departed in the past couple of months, sapping morale inside the organization.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of sap
Verb
  • The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.
    Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Can a crispy chicken sandwich or a whisky cocktail soften the blow of existential despair?
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of soften
Verb
  • Skipping this step risks wasting time, resources and effort creating something that doesn’t address real needs.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Chicago native didn’t waste any time following up on IG to emphasize his Yeezy-over-everything stance.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of waste
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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