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单词 psychobabble
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psychobabble

[ sahy-koh-bab-uhl ]
/ ˈsaɪ koʊˌbæb əl /
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noun

writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.

Origin of psychobabble

psycho- + babble; popularized by a book of the same title (1977) by U.S. journalist Richard D. Rosen (born 1949)

OTHER WORDS FROM psychobabble

psy·cho·bab·bler, noun

Words nearby psychobabble

psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst, psychoanalytic psychiatry, psychoanalytic therapy, psychoanalyze, psychobabble, psychobilly, psychobiography, psychobiology, psychochemical, psychochemistry
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Example sentences from the Web for psychobabble

  • All the psychobabble of divided loyalties and identity crisis were never a part of the equation for me, nor any of my colleagues.

    The Many Scandals Of The Prisoner X Affair|Michael Ross|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for psychobabble

psychobabble
/ (ˈsaɪkəʊˌbæbəl) /

noun

informal the jargon of psychology, esp as used and popularized in various types of psychotherapy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for psychobabble

psychobabble
[ sīkō-băb′əl ]

n.

Psychological jargon, especially that of psychotherapy.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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