French word

psychisme

Pronunciation

IPA/psiʃizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpsyche

Example

Son psychisme est fragile.

His psyche is fragile.

Illustration for psychisme (psyche)

More examples

Après un traumatisme, le psychisme peut être perturbé.

After a trauma, the psyche can be disturbed.

Core concept

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

Similar words

humeur: A person's mood or emotional state at a particular time.
état d'esprit: A person's way of thinking and feeling at a particular time.
esprit: The mental faculties involved in thinking, imagining, and related activities.
personnalité: The traits and characteristics shown in a person's behavior and thinking.

Definition in French

Le psychisme désigne l'ensemble des fonctions mentales et des processus affectifs qui forment la vie intérieure d'une personne.

Word origin

The word psychisme was built in French from psych- from Greek psychē, meaning mind or soul, with the productive suffix -isme.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • mindnoun
  • mental statenoun

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