counsel1 nouncounsel2 verb
counselcoun‧sel1 /ˈkaʊnsəl/ noun [uncountable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcounsel1
ExamplesOrigin:
1100-1200 Old French conseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere; ➔ CONSULTEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I'll miss her because I value her counsel.
- The counsel for the defense gave her opening statement.
- And more unusually for counsel, George will ask other observers, even journalists, how they think it's going.
- Could we deny any of them if they came seeking counsel?
- David Turetsky, a senior counsel in the Justice Department.
- Emperor Constantine was said to visit the wise hermit for counsel.
- Later I was told that in criminal trials counsel are not permitted to talk to their witnesses during adjournments.
- Not even George Herbert's counsel that the country-parson's rage might here and there be justified had comforted.
- Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have joined in the call for an independent counsel to investigate campaign fund raising.
- They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.
THESAURUS► lawyer
Collocations someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court: · His lawyer told him to plead guilty.
► attorney American English a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer: · ‘The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,’ said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law.· Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning.
► solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law: · She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London.· He went to the family solicitor to make a will.
► barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts: · McWalter's barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character.
► advocate formal a formal word for a lawyer in American English, or a barrister in Scotland: · The committee can put questions to the defendant or his advocate.
► brief British English informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case: · His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
► counsel [uncountable] the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court: · counsel for the defence/prosecution
WORD SETS► Lawaccess, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a therapy/counselling session
Phrases (=when someone is given personal advice)· At one point his parents joined him for a family therapy session.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief· Netscape chief legal counsel Roberta Katz declined to comment specifically on Compaq.· Giants chief counsel Jack Bair said construction of the ballpark would begin before Thanksgiving.
► deputy· In July 1993, Foster, then deputy White House counsel, committed suicide.· Foster, who subsequently became deputy White House counsel, committed suicide in July 1993.· The White House pins the whole thing on onetime deputy counsel Vincent Foster, who is dead and can not defend himself.
► general· Simmons & Simmons energy partner Charles Bankes is set to become Ofgem's first general counsel under a two-year secondment.· Mr McLaughlin, 44 years old, was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.· Treasury lawyers, led by general counsel Edward Knight, are reviewing the options.· The general counsel for whom I worked was Chip Yablonski.· Robert Slaughter, the association's general counsel, said this lawsuit will continue.· Such charges have no basis in fact, according to John H.. Carley, Avis' general counsel.
► independent· By the mid 1930s, he had begun to rule as a royal dictator without the benefit of independent counsel.· The debate in Congress comes against a backdrop of complaints over the high cost of independent counsel investigations.· Forbes said an independent counsel was probably the best way to go.· The statute gives the independent counsel the opportunity to investigate anything that is perceived to be criminal.· In several other less serious cases, Reno asked for an independent counsel.· An independent counsel is subject to removal by the attorney general, the same as any federal prosecutor.· Of all of these, the appointment of an independent counsel is the least desirable.· Why did she allow the independent counsel, Kenneth Starr, so much latitude, asks the left?
► legal· They were denied legal counsel or the right to call witnesses in their defence.· In addition, two small staff groups, data processing and personnel, and the legal counsel reported directly to the president.· Although he had full access to legal counsel, he was not allowed to reveal details of his abduction to the judges.· Netscape chief legal counsel Roberta Katz declined to comment specifically on Compaq.· Denied effective legal counsel prior to his indictment, Stewart's trial at Inveraray in September 1752 was a travesty of justice.· They could not be reached for comment but have denied any wrongdoing through their legal counsel.· So it sought the opinion of legal counsel.· The report went back to legal counsel with suggested amendments.
► outside· Blanchard said his firm was added this fiscal year to a special list from which outside counsel must be chosen.
► prosecuting· Both the prosecuting counsel and the police appeared to hold this view.· The prosecuting counsel told the jury that there was no evidence that the victim had been indecently assaulted.· They then return, one at a time, for cross-examination by the prosecuting counsel.· The prosecuting counsel said that nothing would be heard to criticise the victim's character, who was timid and nervous.· Menzies's eyes remained fixed firmly on the judge, who was turning back to face the prosecuting counsel.
► wise· Giant leaps into the unknown are dangerous and therefore wiser counsel may preach limited change from the existing position. 3.· Emperor Constantine was said to visit the wise hermit for counsel.· He was in the office offering wise counsel, encouraging a forward look a weekend or two before he died.· His service and wise counsel during his tenure as chairman have been greatly appreciated by all of us on the Board.
NOUN► crown· The duty may in addition require Crown counsel to show the statement to the defence.· Therefore the real complaint is that the judge did not correct Crown counsel at the time.
► defence· His defence counsel contended that a suspended sentence would enable Chemouil to pay compensation to the victim.· Hakkar's defence counsel requested a postponement, which was refused, and was unable to attend the hearing.· They had been tried without benefit of defence counsel before the Public Tribunal, a special court which was subject to Government influence.· Hyde's defence counsel has told Northampton Crown court that provocation would be an issue in the trial.· Coffin wondered what a defence counsel would have made of that lack if the case had ever come to trial.· The defence counsel said that appeals would be made against the verdicts.· The defence counsel said the defendant had admitted losing his temper on finding out that the girl was under age.· After the last prosecution witness had given his statement, Kesselring's defence counsel rose to give his opening address.
► defense· This happened in the McVeigh case, and it became necessary to go outside Oklahoma City to find a defense counsel.· Others never would have occurred to defense counsel.
► law· The Reagan administration challenged the constitutionality of the independent counsel law.· It is clear that the independent counsel law has been misused or at least overused.· Of the 17 investigations initiated since 1976 under the independent counsel law, 10 ended without indictments.· It is the independent counsel law itself.· But these activities are not the type of persistent misconduct contemplated as the object of the independent counsel law.
VERB► appoint· If there are, the attorney general must petition a Washington-based panel of three federal judges to appoint an independent counsel.· It could renew calls for Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate alleged campaign wrongdoing.
► hear· I am therefore prepared to grant the relief sought by Glasgow and will hear counsel as to the exact terms of the declarations.· All the facts of the case will be fresh in his mind and he will have just heard the mitigation of counsel.
► investigate· The drumbeat for an appointment of an independent counsel to investigate alleged abuses in campaign financing will almost certainly escalate.· The statute gives the independent counsel the opportunity to investigate anything that is perceived to be criminal.· It could renew calls for Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to investigate alleged campaign wrongdoing.· Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have joined in the call for an independent counsel to investigate campaign fund raising.
► keep· McLaren keeps his own counsel, being as reticent as Ferguson is gregarious.· I keep my own counsel now, and my children are baffled by the new me.· But Eochaid kept his counsel, as Tuathal did, about everything except what Thorfinn had to know.· To the end, he kept his own counsel.· She is precisely the person to keep her own counsel for three hours.· They were inscrutable, they kept their own counsel, and they were intelligent.· However, he may simply have been keeping his own counsel when talking to me out of a proper loyalty and caution.· Amelia Earhart solved the problem her grandmother presented by keeping her own counsel.
► name· Reno has been criticized sharply by congressional Republicans for her failure to name an independent counsel.
► seek· So, after college he sought professional counsel for the first time.· If necessary, the solicitor may seek the advice of counsel but this may be difficult because of the financial limits imposed.· I sought counsel from pastors and friends.· But Reno has given no indication she will seek an independent counsel on political fund raising.· I found a telephone and called Stark, seeking counsel.· Could we deny any of them if they came seeking counsel?· You should identify who has faced such challenges and seek out their counsel.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► keep your own counsel
1a type of lawyer who represents you in courtcounsel for- Even with those she loves most, Ginny tends to keep her own counsel.
- Amelia Earhart solved the problem her grandmother presented by keeping her own counsel.
- However, he may simply have been keeping his own counsel when talking to me out of a proper loyalty and caution.
- I keep my own counsel now, and my children are baffled by the new me.
- McLaren keeps his own counsel, being as reticent as Ferguson is gregarious.
- She is precisely the person to keep her own counsel for three hours.
- So, obediently she kept her own counsel.
- They were inscrutable, they kept their own counsel, and they were intelligent.
- To the end, he kept his own counsel.
The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain.2keep your own counsel written to keep your plans, opinions etc secret3literary advicecounsel1 nouncounsel2 verb
counselcounsel2 verb (past tense and past participle counselled, present participle counselling British English, counseled, counseling American English) [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
counsel
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | counsel |
| he, she, it | counsels | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | counselled (BrE), counseled (AmE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have counselled (BrE), counseled (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has counselled (BrE), counseled (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had counselled (BrE), counseled (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will counsel |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have counselled (BrE), counseled (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | is counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) | |
| you, we, they | are counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
| you, we, they | were counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has been counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been counselling (BrE), counseling (AmE) |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Carvalho counsels cancer patients at a Rio hospital.
- But an expert who counsels male rape victims says a change in the law is needed.
- He counsels against reading too much Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- In small colleges, they may counsel students.
- They also may counsel students on personal, educational, or vocational matters.
- What, perhaps, she needs to do is to learn to counsel by doing counselling and by being counselled.
WORD SETS► Psychology/Psychiatry
Collocationsagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, noun-aholic, suffixanalyse, verbanalysis, nounanalyst, nounanorexia, nounantidepressant, nounautism, nounbattle fatigue, nounbehaviourism, nounbreakdown, nounbulimia, nouncatharsis, nouncertify, verbclaustrophobia, nouncognition, nouncognitive, adjectivecomplex, nouncompulsive, adjectivecounsel, verbcounselling, nouncrazed, adjectivecrazy, adjectivedefence mechanism, noundelusion, noundemented, adjectivedementia, noundenial, noundepressed, adjectivedepression, noundepressive, adjectivedepressive, nounderanged, adjectivediminished responsibility, noundipsomaniac, noundisordered, adjectivedisturbance, noundysfunctional, adjectiveeating disorder, nouneccentricity, nounego, nounelectric shock therapy, nounemotional, adjectiveexhibitionism, nounextra-sensory perception, nounfixation, nounFreudian, adjectiveFreudian slip, noungroup therapy, nounhallucinate, verbhydrophobia, nounhypnosis, nounhypnotic, adjectivehypnotise, verbhypnotist, nounhypnotize, verbid, nouninferiority complex, nouninsane, adjectiveinsanity, nounkleptomania, nounkleptomaniac, nounlibido, nounlinear, adjectivemaladjusted, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmanic depressive, nounmental, adjectivemental age, nounmental hospital, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemidlife crisis, nounmisogynist, nounmixed up, adjectivenerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectiveobsessive, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounpadded cell, nounparanoia, nounparanoid, adjectivepathological, adjectivepathology, nounpatterning, nounphallic, adjectivephobia, noun-phobia, suffixphrenology, nounpost-traumatic stress disorder, nounprecognition, nounpsyche, nounpsychiatric, adjectivepsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychic, adjectivepsycho, nounpsycho-, prefixpsychoanalysis, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpsychoanalyze, verbpsychobabble, nounpsychodrama, nounpsychokinesis, nounpsychological, adjectivepsychologist, nounpsychology, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotherapy, nounpsychotic, adjectivepyromaniac, nounrepression, nounresidential treatment facility, nounRorschach test, nounsadism, nounsadist, nounsafety valve, nounsanity, nounscar, nounscar, verbschizoid, adjectiveschizophrenia, nounschizophrenic, adjectiveschizophrenic, nounscrewed up, adjectivesocialize, verbsociopath, nounsplit personality, nounsubconscious, adjectivesubconscious, nounsuggestion, nounsuperego, nountherapy, nountorment, nountrance, nountrauma, nounvoyeur, nounwell-adjusted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a therapy/counselling session
1formal to advise someonecounsel somebody to do something (=when someone is given personal advice)· At one point his parents joined him for a family therapy session.
She counselled them not to accept this settlement.2to listen and give support to someone with problems: a new unit to counsel alcoholics