单词 | psyched |
释义 | psychedadj. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Psychologically affected; spec. nervous, intimidated; mentally disturbed. Also in extended use: expressive of or characterized by intense emotion. Usually with out. Cf. psych v.2 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [adjective] > nervous nervous1740 nerve-shaken1818 twitchety1859 nervy1873 trepidatious1904 all of a wonk1918 spooky1926 squirrelly1928 jittery1931 spooked1937 hinky1956 psyched1961 nattery1966 1961 Los Angeles Times 14 Feb. c3/2 (headline) Psyched Out? 1967 J. Severson Great Surfing Gloss. Psyched out, mentally incapacitated; generally referring to a surfer's reaction to the big surf. 1989 Sound Choice Autumn 61/1 The reading of Psalm 24 here resembles some kind of psyched-out, Afro-acidic mind-tripping. 1991 Hot Press (Dublin) Nov. (BNC) 29 And for the most part it is the vocals which supply the important shades of light and dark on ‘Nevermind’, winding their way in and out of the psyched guitar and flowing backline. 1994 Face Jan. 123/2 His style veers between extremes: a double-dealing gay gangster in Miller's Crossing ;..psyched-out penguin-killer in 1987's Five Corners. 2005 J. Hansen Nat. Bodybuilding 287 You could end up with egg on your face if your ‘psyched out’ opponent ends up defeating you. 2. Excited; stimulated; enthusiastic. Frequently with up. Cf. psych v.2 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective] fevering?a1200 upreareda1382 warm1390 amoveda1400 entalented1402 stirred1483 intoxicatea1533 roused1575 vibrant1575 waked1581 irritated1595 uproused1597 gunpowdered1604 concitated1652 exagitated1659 animated1660 upstirreda1666 instinct1667 hot-headed1679 flushed1749 abubble1766 agig1767 fermentitious1807 suscitated1811 effervescent1833 effervescing1837 quick1837 galvanized1843 ginger beery1849 excited1855 ablaze1859 het1862 effervescible1866 thrilly1893 piqued1902 all of a doodah1915 hopped-up1923 adrenalized1935 volted1936 hyped1938 spooked up1939 twitterpated1942 up1942 jazzed1955 psyched1963 amped1967 plugged-in1967 torqued1967 buzzy1978 1963 Washington Post 23 Oct. c2/2 I call this mental preparedness. Gets the boys all ‘psyched’ up for the game. 1966 New Yorker 31 Dec. 30 Got so psyched that he took off into the audience. 1970 P. Axthelm City Game iv. 43 His doggedly low-key manner was often deflating to psyched-up athletes and Knick historians alike. 1989 M. Dorris Broken Cord i. 10 We've shown him your picture, told him you were coming this afternoon. He's really psyched. 1992 New Musical Express 29 Aug. 16/4 The contrast is made all the more poignant by the ‘Lithium’ promo vid and its scenes of psyched-up mayhem from last year's Reading. 2004 J. Weiner His Brother's Keeper 260 He was pretty psyched when I met him... He was levitating. I can't imagine him more excited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1961 |
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