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/psi/

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Translation

shrink, therapist, psychologist (informal)

Word origin

A familiar shortening of psychologue and psychiatre, both built on Greek psukhe ('soul, mind'). The clipped form is everyday spoken French.

Origin: Greek
Root: psukhe
English cognates: psychology, psyche

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluralpsys

Examples

tous .

I see a therapist every Tuesday.

l' au .

The hospital psychologists spoke to the patient.

' .

She advised her brother to go and see a shrink.

My therapist says I need to sleep more.

Two different therapists gave the same opinion.

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This word is part of lesson 45.