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alienism vs psychiatry

psychiatry vs alienism

alienism and psychiatry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alienism Yes No No No
psychiatry Yes No No No
As nouns, psychiatry is a hypernym of alienism; that is, psychiatry is a word with a broader meaning than alienism:
  • alienism: an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
  • psychiatry: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Other hypernyms of alienism include psychological medicine, psychopathology.
alienism (noun) psychiatry (noun)
the quality of being alien the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
Difference between alienism and psychiatry

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