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psychiatry

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(noun) the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioural disorders

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  1. ""she decided to specialise in psychiatry after her clinical rotation""
  2. ""modern psychiatry combines medication, therapy, and social support""
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mental health medicine, psychological medicine, behavioural medicine

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chateau

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(noun) a large French country house or castle, often historically associated with an estate or vineyard

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  1. ""they toured a Loire Valley chateau with vast gardens""
  2. ""the wine label came from a small chateau near Bordeaux""
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castle, manor house, estate, country house

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ubiquity

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(noun) the quality of being present everywhere or appearing very frequently; widespread presence

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  1. ""the ubiquity of smartphones has changed how people navigate cities""
  2. ""the ubiquity of surveillance cameras sparked a privacy debate""
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omnipresence, pervasiveness, prevalence, widespreadness

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permeated

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(verb, past tense) spread through something and became present in every part of it; penetrated thoroughly

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  1. ""the smell of smoke permeated the entire house""
  2. ""a sense of unease permeated the meeting""
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penetrated, seeped into, pervaded, suffused, infused

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frenetic

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(adjective) fast and energetic in a rather wild or uncontrolled way

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  1. ""the frenetic pace of the start-up left everyone exhausted""
  2. ""traders worked in a frenetic burst as the market opened""
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frantic, feverish, hectic, frenzied, manic

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loafing

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(verb, present participle) spending time lazily; idling rather than working or being purposeful

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  1. ""he was loafing around the house instead of studying""
  2. ""they spent the afternoon loafing by the river""
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idling, lounging, lolling, slacking off, lazing

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pragmatic

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(adjective) dealing with things sensibly and realistically, focusing on practical outcomes rather than ideals

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  1. ""they took a pragmatic approach to the budget: cut what doesn’t work""
  2. ""her pragmatic advice was to ship a simple version first""
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practical, realistic, down-to-earth, utilitarian, sensible

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chagrin

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(noun) distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated; a feeling of annoyed disappointment

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  1. ""to his chagrin, he realised he’d sent the email to the wrong person""
  2. ""she watched with chagrin as her plan fell apart""
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embarrassment, mortification, dismay, vexation, annoyance

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