alienist

English

Etymology

From French aliéniste, from aliéné, for insane

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈeɪlɪənɪst/

Noun

alienist (plural alienists)

An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
(obsolete) A psychiatrist or psychologist.

Quotations

1923, Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Creeping Man’, Norton (2005), page 1644
“Speaking as a medical man,” said I, “it appears to be a case for an alienist. The old gentleman's cerebral processes were disturbed by the love affair.”

Translations

an expert in mental illness

psychiatrist — see psychiatrist

psychologist — see psychologist

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