psychoanalyst

  • 1psychoanalyst — *neurologist, psychiatrist, alienist, psychopathologist, psychotherapist …

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  • 2psychoanalyst — [sī΄kō an′ə list] n. a specialist in psychoanalysis …

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  • 3psychoanalyst — UK [ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst] / US [ˌsaɪkoʊˈæn(ə)lɪst] noun [countable] Word forms psychoanalyst : singular psychoanalyst plural psychoanalysts a doctor whose job is to talk to people about their feelings and help them to understand their behaviour or… …

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  • 4psychoanalyst — [[t]sa͟ɪkoʊæ̱nəlɪst[/t]] psychoanalysts N COUNT A psychoanalyst is someone who treats people who have mental problems using psychoanalysis. Syn: analyst …

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  • 5psychoanalyst — psychoanalysis ► NOUN ▪ a method of treating mental disorders by investigating the conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind. DERIVATIVES psychoanalyse (US psychoanalyze)… …

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  • 6psychoanalyst — noun see psychoanalysis …

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  • 7psychoanalyst — /suy koh an l ist/, n. a person trained to practice psychoanalysis. [1910 15; PSYCHO + ANALYST] * * * …

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  • 8psychoanalyst — noun A practitioner of psychoanalysis …

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  • 9psychoanalyst — A psychotherapist, usually a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, trained in psychoanalysis and employing its methods in the treatment of emotional disorders. * * * psy·cho·an·a·lyst an əl əst n a person who practices or adheres to the… …

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  • 10psychoanalyst — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. psychiatrist, analyst, neuropsychiatrist, psychoanalyzer, alienist*, psychopathist, psychopathologist, psychometrician, head shrinker*, shrink*; see also doctor 1 …

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