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- [si-kahy-uh-trist, sahy-]
- /sɪˈkaɪ ə trɪst, saɪ-/
- /saɪˈkaɪə.trɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [si-kahy-uh-trist, sahy-]
- /sɪˈkaɪ ə trɪst, saɪ-/
Definitions of psychiatrist word
- noun psychiatrist a physician who practices psychiatry. 1
- noun psychiatrist doctor of mental illness 1
- countable noun psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental illness. 0
- noun psychiatrist a doctor of medicine specializing in psychiatry after postgraduate training 0
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Origin of psychiatrist
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; psychiatr(y) + -ist
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Parts of speech for Psychiatrist
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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psychiatrist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for psychiatrist
noun psychiatrist
- analyst — An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it.
- clinician — A clinician is a doctor who specializes in clinical work.
- couch doctor — (Colloquial) (US) A psychiatrist.
- head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- headshrinker — shrink (def 9).
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