Alienist Definition
ālyə-nĭst, ālē-ə-
noun
A physician who evaluates the competence of defendants to stand trial.
American Heritage
Psychiatrist, esp. one who testifies in a court of law.
Webster's New World
An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- psychophysiologist
- psychophysicist
- psychologue
- psychographer
- psychobiologist
- psychiatry
- watson
- reich
- pavlov
- horney
- freud
- adler
Other Word Forms of Alienist
Noun
Singular:
alienist
Plural:
alienistsOrigin of Alienist
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Obsolete French aliéniste psychiatrist obsolete French aliéné mentally ill (from past participle of aliéner to estrange, make hostile, deprive of reason) (from Old French) (from Latin aliēnāre to deprive of reason alienate) French -iste -ist (from Old French –ist)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French aliéniste, from aliéné, for insane
From Wiktionary
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