alienismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aliénisme.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈniz.mu/ [a.lɪ.eˈniz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈniz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈniʒ.mu/ [a.lɪ.eˈniʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈniʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.li.eˈniz.mo/ [a.lɪ.eˈniz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /a.ljeˈniz.mo/

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧e‧nis‧mo

Noun

alienismo m (plural alienismos)

  1. madness
    Synonyms: loucura, alienação
  2. (psychiatry, dated) alienism (the study or treatment of mental disorders)
    Synonym: psiquiatria

References

  1. ^ “alienismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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