2006-10-11 18:45:06 · 14 answers · asked by chantelle 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If you use the word "doctor" as a noun in the context of being a physician/healer, then the antonym is a person who is being healed such as "patient". Other books refer to the word "doctor" as an example of a phantom antonym, meaning one thinks there is an antonym to the word, but really there is none.
If used as a verb eg: to doctor people, then the antonym is to "hurt" or "damage" people .
2006-10-11 19:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Antonyms For Patient
2016-11-07 09:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on which meaning of doctor?
e.g. to doctor(change, which is verb) a report, then it will be undoctor I suppose.
I think verbs have antonyms, where as nouns usually don't
i.e. what the antonym of cat?
2006-10-11 18:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by B T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alternate meaning of doctor is to change from original state or to tamper with, so the opposite that would be clean, distill, untouched or pure.
2006-10-11 19:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by MzAssist 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Charlatan.
2006-10-11 18:52:05 · answer #5 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Davin (above) was right. It is "patient." The doctor is the one who treats. The patient is the one who is treated. That is, the patient is just the opposite.
2006-10-11 18:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Injure or wound
If you use "doctor" as a verb--as in "She doctored my wounded foot"--the opposite would be "She wounded/injured my foot".
2006-10-11 18:56:08 · answer #7 · answered by KIT J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There isn't one exactly.
But I guess you could name someone known for harming rather than healing.
2006-10-11 18:48:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Patient. (As is doctor-patient confidentiality)
2006-10-11 19:03:18 · answer #9 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask for Help!
2006-10-11 18:47:28 · answer #10 · answered by menicole 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋