Psychiatrist
/saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA doctor who treats mental and emotional illnesses.
Extra definitions
nounA doctor treating mental disorders.
nounA mental-health medical specialist.
nounA physician who can prescribe psychiatric medicine.
Sentence Examples
The psychiatrist listened carefully.
He visited a psychiatrist.
The psychiatrist adjusted her medication.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Says Colonel Thomas Murray, chief Army psychiatrist in South Viet Nam: “Some of our psychiatrists are the most improbable military guys: soft, flabby, unexercised.””
— 1969 October 10, “Dividend from Viet Nam”, in Time:
“Even medical schools seem to have submitted to psychophobia by training psychiatrists almost exclusively as psychopharmacologists instead of as psychotherapists.”
— 2000 May 28, Peter Wolson, “A World of Psychophobia”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 10 May 2025:
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The ____ listened carefully.