Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychotherapy

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chother-a-py
IPA: /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the future, he says, a focus on the hate circuit may open new avenues for treatment – including new drugs and psychotherapies – that target this and other specific circuits in the brain."
"Literally hundreds of studies have shown that on average psychotherapy works as well for these conditions as do medications."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English psychotherapy From psycho- + therapy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

psychotherapies (plural)

Derived Forms

antipsychotherapy ecopsychotherapy

Phrases

activity group psychotherapy

Frequently Paired Words

psychotherapeutic psychotherapist

Synonyms

psychotherapeutics mental hygiene

Rhymes With

therapy chemotherapy immunotherapy hydrotherapy

Questions

How do you pronounce psychotherapy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/.
What does psychotherapy mean?: The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.
Where does psychotherapy come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.? Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn) Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús) Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō) Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor. New Latin therapīabor. English therapy English psychotherapy From psycho- + therapy.

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