ALIENIST

Alienist

Alienist is an archaic term for a psychiatrist or psychologist. Despite falling out of favor by the middle of the twentieth century, it received renewed attention when used in the title of the 1994 novel The Alienist by Caleb Carr.

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alienist

Noun

  1. An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
  2. A psychiatrist or psychologist.


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