psyche
noun /ˈsaɪki/
/ˈsaɪki/
(formal)- the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes
- the human psyche
- She knew, at some deep level of her psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.
- Much is still not known about the long-term effects of mind-altering drugs on the human psyche.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.