alienism

Meaning

Noun

  • The fact or position of being an alien; alienage.
  • A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc).
  • The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.

Origin

  • alien + -ism
  • From French aliénisme, from aliéné in the meaning of "insane"

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