- psychoanalyst
- [ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəlɪst]noun [C]a doctor whose job is to talk to people about their feelings in order to solve their mental problems
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psychoanalyst — *neurologist, psychiatrist, alienist, psychopathologist, psychotherapist … New Dictionary of Synonyms
psychoanalyst — [sī΄kō an′ə list] n. a specialist in psychoanalysis … English World dictionary
psychoanalyst — 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… … English dictionary
psychoanalyst — [[t]sa͟ɪkoʊæ̱nəlɪst[/t]] psychoanalysts N COUNT A psychoanalyst is someone who treats people who have mental problems using psychoanalysis. Syn: analyst … English dictionary
psychoanalyst — 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)… … English terms dictionary
psychoanalyst — noun see psychoanalysis … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychoanalyst — /suy koh an l ist/, n. a person trained to practice psychoanalysis. [1910 15; PSYCHO + ANALYST] * * * … Universalium
psychoanalyst — noun A practitioner of psychoanalysis … Wiktionary
psychoanalyst — 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… … Medical dictionary
psychoanalyst — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. psychiatrist, analyst, neuropsychiatrist, psychoanalyzer, alienist*, psychopathist, psychopathologist, psychometrician, head shrinker*, shrink*; see also doctor 1 … English dictionary for students
psychoanalyst — psy|cho|an|a|lyst [ˌsaıkəuˈænəl ıst US kou ] n someone who treats patients using psychoanalysis … Dictionary of contemporary English
