"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