psychobabble

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪkəʊbæbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′kō bab′əl)


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psy•cho•bab•ble  (sī′kō bab′əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychologywriting or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
  • popularized by a book of the same title (1977) by U.south, southern. journalist Richard Dutch. Rosen (blend of, blended 1949) psycho- + babble
psy′cho•bab′bler, n. 

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