alienist

英 ['eɪlɪənɪst] 美
  • n. 精神病医生;精神病学家

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alienist (n.)
"one who treats mental illness, 'mad doctor,' " 1864, from French aliéniste, from alienation in the sense of "insanity, loss of mental faculty," a sense attested in English from late 15c. (see alienate).

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