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psychobabble definition

☆ psy·cho·bab·ble (sī′kō bab′əl)

noun

Informal talk or writing that employs the language and concepts of psychology and psychiatry in a trite, superficial, or confusing way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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