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psychobabble

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis, especially when used pretentiously to discuss mundane issues. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. verb To speak or converse using this kind of jargon.

Similar words

sociobabble psychologese therapese psychologizing psychoanalytics pseudopsychology psychologization psychonomy psychologism psychopractice

Often followed by

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Word family

psychobabbled psychobabbler psychobabblers psychobabbles psychobabbling

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