Psychiatrize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make psychiatric; to bring into the realm of psychiatry. transitive
"On the other hand it is just as important not to psychiatrize youth as a whole, to avoid over-hasty interference that will run counter to the aim in view by 'freezing' or even preventing the progressive spontaneous process."
Example
More examples"On the other hand it is just as important not to psychiatrize youth as a whole, to avoid over-hasty interference that will run counter to the aim in view by 'freezing' or even preventing the progressive spontaneous process."
Etymology
From psychiatry + -ize.
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