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psychobabble

[sahy-koh-bab-uhl] / ˈsaɪ koʊˌbæb əl /
NOUN
rhetoric using psychological terms
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The fitness guru’s sphere of influence has typically been centered on the body, with some wiggle room for related self-help psychobabble and musical appreciation.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2021

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

Lyndsey portrayed herself as an empiricist who disdained New Age theories and psychobabble.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2016

“Enough with the psychobabble, MC Dr. Phil. Let’s talk counterinsurgency.”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green



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