PSYCHOBABBLE


Meaning of PSYCHOBABBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-kō-ˌba-bəl ]

noun

Date: 1975

1. : a predominantly metaphorical language for expressing one's feelings

2.

a. : psychological jargon

b. : trite or simplistic language derived from psychotherapy

repeating the usual psychobabble about self-discovery — Mark Coleman

• psychobabble intransitive verb

• psy·cho·bab·bler -ˌba-blər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.