psychophant

psychophant

English

Etymology

By confusion with the prefix psycho-.

Noun

psychophant

1. Misspelling of sycophant.
   • 1911, The Word, Volume 13, Theosophical Publishing Co., page 178:

     Socrates was not a sophist nor a psychophant.

   • 2002, University Microfilms, University Microfilms International, Dissertation abstracts international: The sciences and engineering, University Microfilms, page unknown:

     Adolescents play out these interim roles of clown, miniature adult, social psychophant, bully, etc., to compensate for the loss of power that accompanies their perceived or real losses.

   • 2008, G. Ramachandhra Reddy, The challenges of governance in Indian democracy, APH Publishing, page 178:

     It has destroyed the right ethos in administrative culture and brought to the fore psychophant and the dishonest […]