: an act or an instance of psyching someone out

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Ergo, the use of AI and employing those psych-out aims could become habit-forming. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of psych-out was in 1971

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“Psych-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psych-out. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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