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alienist

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪst/Part of speech nounSorted aeiilnstStarts with AEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness

Word origin

Borrowed from French aliéniste, from aliéné (“insane”).

Used in a sentence

  • ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.
  • "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.[…]"

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