psychiatrist
noun
Simple meaning
A doctor who treats mental illness.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sykyuhtristSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.
Used this way, psychiatrist is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Related to A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- psychiatrynoun
- therapistnoun
- medicationnoun
- psychiatricadjective
- psychotherapynoun
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