psych
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8.9
- noun
- /saɪk/
- Informal
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psicólogo
- I spoke with a psych about my anxiety, and she offered some helpful advice.
- a psych consult
- a psych evaluation
- call a psych
So I am a psych Dr.
- So I am a psych Dr.
Examples
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After the incident, he had to see a psych to discuss his mental health.
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The psych recommended therapy to help improve her emotional well-being.
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I was doing a night shift in the psych unit and it was nice and quiet.
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So if you need some psych help, you will end up sitting with a woman.
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Let me take you to the psych ward.
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But then he took up residence in the psych center.
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I was locked up in the psych ward for almost a week.
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Wow, when this happened I had to go to a psych ward directly after the physical hospitalization.
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His behavior seemed off, so I ordered a psych eval.
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And prior to his medical discharge, he was under lock and key... at the psych ward at Walter Reed.
Synonyms
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3.7
A trained person who helps people with physical or mental health problems
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5.1
A doctor who treats people with mental health problems and prescribes medicine
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4.2
A person who studies the mind and helps people with feelings or behavior
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8.9
A doctor who helps people with their mental health
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5.6
A trained therapist who helps people understand their feelings and past through talk
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5.5
A person who helps others with mental and emotional problems by talking and giving support
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4.1
A trained person who helps people with mental or emotional problems by talking with them
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7.0
A doctor or therapist who treats mental and emotional problems by talking about thoughts and dreams
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9.0
A person who helps people with mental or emotional problems
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9.3
A doctor who treats mental health problems
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9.9
A doctor who treats mental health problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Psych is a short form of psychologist (and similar words) that come from the root psyche, which means 'mind'. So a psych is simply someone who works with or studies people's minds.