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Psychiatry Pronunciation
Psychiatry is pronounced sy-KY-uh-tree, IPA /saɪˈkaɪətri/.
sy-KY-uh-tree
US /saɪˈkaɪətri/ · UK /saɪˈkaɪətri/
Syllables: sy · KY · uh · tree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The branch of medicine that treats mental illness.
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Psychiatry in a Sentence
- She left surgery for psychiatry after two years.
- Psychiatry and psychology are often confused.
- The department of psychiatry is on the fourth floor.
Common Mispronunciations of Psychiatry
Not sy-KEE-uh-tree
That chi in the middle says the eye sound, so the second beat rhymes with sky.
Not puh-sy-KY-uh-tree
The p at the start is silent, as it is in psychology and pneumonia.
Tip: Four beats, sy-KY-uh-tree. Psychiatrist adds a fifth and leaves the beat on KY.
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