English–French

“psyche” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/psiʃizm/

Example

Son psychisme est fragile.

His psyche is fragile.

Illustration for psychisme (psyche)

How to say “psyche” in French

“Psyche” in French is psychisme.

A person's inner mental and emotional life viewed as one connected functioning whole.

Full entry for psychisme: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with psychisme

Après un traumatisme, le psychisme peut être perturbé.

After a trauma, the psyche can be disturbed.

Tips for using psychisme

  • Psychisme has a formal psychological or medical register, while état d'esprit is more natural for many everyday references to someone's inner state.

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