psychiatric

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psychiatric

  • /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/

Rhymes with -ætɹɪk

Where it comes from

From psychiatry + -ic or psych- + -iatric.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, or relating to, psychiatry. Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.

noun psychiatrics

  1. dated A person who has a psychiatric disorder. They are the tuberculars, the psychiatrics, and the older men suffering from chronic conditions. All of those men are totally disabled.

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adj of, or relating to, psychiatry

Españolpsiquiátrico
Portuguêspsiquiátrico
Françaispsychiatrique
Deutschpsychiatrisch
Italianopsichiatrico
Ελληνικάψυχιατρικός psychiatrikós
Русскийпсихиатри́ческий psixiatríčeskij

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"psychiatric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/psychiatric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

psychiatric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/psychiatric

Chicago

"psychiatric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/psychiatric.

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@misc{psychiatric_2026,
  title = {psychiatric},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psychiatric},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}