psychotherapy C1 Topic:Psychology & Behavior US /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/ UK /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/ See IPA manual Freq #33815 Meanings 1 noun the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means He used to try hypnotic experiments on his friends and even dabbled in amateur psychotherapy. Appears in Phrases (1) See all group psychotherapy psychological treatment in which several people meet together with a therapist Noun + noun Etymology From psycho- + therapy. Topics Psychology & Behavior Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # psychotherapy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/ **Frequency rank:** 33815 ## Meanings 1. the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means ## Examples - He used to try hypnotic experiments on his friends and even dabbled in amateur psychotherapy. ## Etymology From psycho- + therapy. ## Topics - Psychology & Behavior - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown