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alienism

al·ien·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eyl-yuh-niz-uh m, ey-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈeɪl yəˌnɪz əm, ˈeɪ li ə-/
    • /ˈeɪ.ljə.nɪzm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eyl-yuh-niz-uh m, ey-lee-uh-]
    • /ˈeɪl yəˌnɪz əm, ˈeɪ li ə-/

Definitions of alienism word

  • noun alienism the study and treatment of mental illness 3
  • abbreviation ALIENISM alienage 3
  • noun alienism psychiatry 3
  • abbreviation ALIENISM alienage. 1
  • noun alienism The fact or position of being an alien; alienage. 1
  • noun alienism (archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry. 0

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Origin of alienism

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1800-10; alien + -ism

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Parts of speech for Alienism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alienism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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