psychobabble

Example Sentences

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Tackling the “elevated psychobabble” that Williamson wrote for the “Dawson’s” teens, which quickly became a signature of the series, proved more of a challenge.

From Los Angeles Times

I get a dozen texts every week filled with weight loss psychobabble, while my husband is dogged by technically legal, but still not awesome, political outreach and fearmongering.

From Washington Post

Grace and Grit Rated R for harsh words and hubristic psychobabble.

From New York Times

The vice president argued that the president had succumbed to psychobabble from an inexperienced aide.

From New York Times

“Sex addiction” is seen by many as empty psychobabble, a daft metaphor at best, dangerously weaponized on “a really bad day.”

From Los Angeles Times