psychiatrist

Word parts

psychiatry + -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.trɪst/

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• Hyphenation: psy‧chi‧a‧trist

Noun

Singular psychiatrist

Plural psychiatrists

1. (countable) (medicine) A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people whose minds are sick.

   She went to a psychiatrist to try to learn to think about her life in a more normal way.

Related words

• psychiatry