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psychobabble

[sahy-koh-bab-uhl] / ˈsaɪ koʊˌbæb əl /
NOUN
rhetoric using psychological terms
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Characters swing in tone between saccharine psychobabble and the ramblings of old men trying to figure out how to use their computers.

From Slate Nov. 11, 2019

It may sound like esoteric psychobabble, or an overemphasis on something that should be inherent in players.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2019

Biological theories of and treatments for the brain, notably drugs like Thorazine, lithium, Valium and Prozac, displaced Freudian psychobabble and transformed psychiatry into a truly scientific discipline.

From Scientific American Aug. 3, 2019

We are often told: Be yourself, express your desires, avoid vanity—all psychobabble truisms.

From The New Yorker Jul. 9, 2015

We both expected Ms. Antilly to spew a bunch of psychobabble at us.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher



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