Therapee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who undergoes therapy; the patient of a therapist.

    "Being Erica: Though not perhaps technically a traditional "sitcom," it is a rather unique situation and often very deftly comic, courtesy of Michael Riley and breakout star Erin Karpluk, as a time-travelling therapist and therapee, along with Kathy Laskey and John Boylen as her parents."

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"Being Erica: Though not perhaps technically a traditional "sitcom," it is a rather unique situation and often very deftly comic, courtesy of Michael Riley and breakout star Erin Karpluk, as a time-travelling therapist and therapee, along with Kathy Laskey and John Boylen as her parents."

Etymology

From therapy + -ee.

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