Psycho – Of the mind

PRONOUNCE PSYCHO

(Pronounced sy-koh)

REMEMBER MEANING OF PSYCHO

Psycho is a prefix (a word placed before and adjoining another word) which refers to the mind or mental processes. Examples of psycho being used as a prefix include psychology, psychotic, and psychoanalysis. 

Psycho can also be used as an abbreviation of psychopath. 

To remember the definition of the word psycho, use the following mnemonic:

Cycle o's (psycho), that's all she did because she couldn't make up her mind which way to go at the roundabout. 

Examples of psycho in a sentence

Psychology was my favourite subject at school.

American Psycho is a novel written by Bret Easton Ellis in 1991.

A violent psychopath is the central figure of the new theatre production.