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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaliéniste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-ye-nist
"L'aliéniste a examiné le patient à l'asile."
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2 senses- 1
A historical term for a psychiatrist or psychologist, especially one who acts as an expert witness in legal cases involving mental stability.
"The defense called upon a renowned alienist to testify about the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime." - 2
A physician specializing in the treatment of mental diseases during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
"Victorian-era novels frequently feature an alienist examining patients in state-run asylums."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'aliéniste', which is based on 'alinéa' and the Latin 'alienare' meaning to estrange or make strange. Historically coined in the 19th century to describe a doctor who treated mental alienation or insanity, before the modern terms psychiatrist and psychologist became standard.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alienist" is said worldwide
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aliéniste
Transliteration: al-ye-nist
"L'aliéniste a examiné le patient à l'asile."
Irrenarzt
Transliteration: ɪʁənˌaːɐ̯t͡st
"Der Irrenarzt wurde als Sachverständiger vor Gericht geladen."
alienista
Transliteration: al.jeˈni.sta
"L'alienista ha formulato la sua diagnosi clinica."
alienista
Transliteration: a.ljeˈnis.ta
"El alienista testificó durante el juicio histórico."
alienista
Transliteration: a.li.eˈnis.tɐ
"Machado de Assis escreveu um conto famoso sobre um alienista."
मनoveज्ञानी
Transliteration: manovigyani
Script: मनोवैज्ञानिक
"उस पुराने जमाने के मनोचिकित्सक को एलियनिस्ट कहा जाता था।"
精神病学家
Transliteration: jīng shén bìng xué jiā
"这位精神病学家出庭作证。"
정신과의사
Transliteration: jeongsin-gwa uisa
"그 소설에는 19세기 정신과의사가 등장합니다."
精神病医
Transliteration: seishinbyōi
"その精神病医は法廷で証言を行った。"
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