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psychobabble

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psy·cho·bab·ble  (sk-bbl)
n.
Language characterized by the often inaccurate use of jargon from psychiatry and psychotherapy: "Discussions ... sometimes ... consist of consciousness-raising psychobabble, with the students' feelings and experiences valued as much as anything the professor or texts have to offer" (Karen Lehrman).
[Coined by Richard Dean Rosen (born 1949), American writer.]
psycho·babbler n.
psychobabble [ˈsaɪkəʊˌbæbəl]
n
(Psychology) Informal the jargon of psychology, esp as used and popularized in various types of psychotherapy
psychobabble
obfuscating language and jargon as used by psychologists, psychoanalysts, and psychiatrists, characterized by recondite phrases and arcane names for common conditions.
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Noun1.psychobabble - using language loaded with psychological terminology
jargon - specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
Translations
psychobabble [ˈsaɪkəʊˌbæbl] N → verborrea f, jerga f de psicólogos
psychobabble
n (inf) → Psychogeschwätz nt
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