psychophant
English
editEtymology
editBy confusion with the prefix psycho-.
Noun
editpsychophant
- 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 […]