How to Pronounce "psychiatry"
word
/saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
sy-KY-uh-tree
/saɪkˈaɪətɹi/
sy-KY-uh-tree
Definition
The medical field that studies, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
IPA Transcription
American English
/saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
British English
/saɪkˈaɪətɹi/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
sy-KY-uh-tree
UK
sy-KY-uh-tree
Listen in Context
Psychiatry is the study of mental illnesses.
He decided to specialize in psychiatry at medical school.
She works in the psychiatry department of the hospital.
After months of struggling with anxiety, he finally sought help from psychiatry.