PSYCHOBABBLE


Meaning of PSYCHOBABBLE in English

"ˌ noun

Etymology: psych- + babble

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

a variety of psychobabble , betraying a horror of responsibility and a mindless self-indulgence — Paul Robinson

2.

a. : psychological jargon

listening to the psychobabble of social workers and therapists — A.S.Regnery

b. : trite or simplistic language derived from the field of psychotherapy

repeating the usual psychobabble about self-discovery — Mark Coleman

• psychobabble verb

• psy·cho·babbler "ˌ noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.