psychologist
/saɪˈkɑːlədʒɪst/
nounpsy · chol · o · gist
Think: "PSY" = mind, "CH" = like in school, and "-LOGIST" = a specialist—so a psy-ch-o-logist is a mind specialist.
Yes, it's psychologist. The tricky start is silent P: write **psy-** (like *psychic*), not **sy-**.
Definition
- nouna person trained to study the mind and behavior and to help people with mental, emotional, or behavioral problems
Examples
- “After feeling anxious for months, Maya decided to talk with a psychologist.”
- “The psychologist asked careful questions and helped him practice new coping skills.”
- “Our class learned how a psychologist designs experiments to study memory.”
Synonyms
therapistcounselorclinicianmental health professionalbehavioral scientist
Translations
ES psicólogoPT psicólogoFR psychologue
Common misspellings
sycologistpsycologystpsycholigistpsychologisttpsichologistpsychologestpsycholgistpsycholagist
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