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Meaning of "psychobabble" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PSYCHOBABBLE

ˈsaɪkəʊˌbæbəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PSYCHOBABBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Psychobabble is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PSYCHOBABBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psychobabble

Psychobabble is a form of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon, buzzwords, and esoteric language to create an impression of truth or plausibility. The term implies that the speaker or writer lacks the experience and understanding necessary for the proper use of psychological terms. Additionally, it may imply that the content of speech deviates markedly from common sense and good judgement. Some buzzwords that are commonly heard in psychobabble have come into widespread use in business management, motivational seminars, self-help, folk psychology, and popular psychology. Frequent use of psychobabble can associate a clinical, psychological word with meaningless, or less meaningful, buzzword definitions. Laypersons often use such words when they describe life problems as clinical maladies even though the clinical terms are not meaningful or appropriate. Most professions develop a unique vocabulary which, with frequent use, may become commonplace buzzwords. Professional psychologists may reject the "psychobabble" label when it is applied to their own special terminology.

Definition of psychobabble in the English dictionary

The definition of psychobabble in the dictionary is the jargon of psychology, esp as used and popularized in various types of psychotherapy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSYCHOBABBLE

babble · bedabble · brabble · dabble · drabble · gabble · grabble · hardscrabble · jabble · rabble · scabble · scrabble · shabble · techno-babble

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSYCHOBABBLE

psychoanalyse · psychoanalyser · psychoanalyses · psychoanalysis · psychoanalyst · psychoanalytic · psychoanalytical · psychoanalytically · psychoanalyze · psychoanalyzer · psychobabbler · psychobillies · psychobilly · psychobiographical · psychobiography · psychobiologic · psychobiological · psychobiologically · psychobiologist · psychobiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSYCHOBABBLE

bobble · bubble · cobble · dribble · gobble · hobble · Hubble · nibble · nubble · pebble · quibble · rubble · scribble · scrobble · speech bubble · squabble · stubble · the rabble · wabble · wobble

Synonyms and antonyms of psychobabble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «psychobabble» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PSYCHOBABBLE

Find out the translation of psychobabble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of psychobabble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «psychobabble» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

psychobabble
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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psico-
570 millions of speakers
en

English

psychobabble
510 millions of speakers
hi

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psychobabble
380 millions of speakers
ar

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النفسي لل
280 millions of speakers
ru

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Psychobabble
278 millions of speakers
pt

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psychobabble
270 millions of speakers
bn

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psychobabble
260 millions of speakers
fr

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psychobabble
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Psikobabble
190 millions of speakers
de

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Psycho
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

心理療法隠語
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

심리학 용어
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Psychobabble
85 millions of speakers
vi

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psychobabble
80 millions of speakers
ta

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psychobabble
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मानसिक समतोल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

psikosaçmalık
70 millions of speakers
it

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psychobabble
65 millions of speakers
pl

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psychobabble
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Psychobabble
40 millions of speakers
ro

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psychobabble
30 millions of speakers
el

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psychobabble
15 millions of speakers
af

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psychobabble
14 millions of speakers
sv

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psychobabble
10 millions of speakers
no

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psychobabble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of psychobabble

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PSYCHOBABBLE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of psychobabble
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «psychobabble».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about psychobabble

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSYCHOBABBLE»

Discover the use of psychobabble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to psychobabble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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PsychoBabble
This book will point the way. "Dr. Ganz threads through all the sticky issues as he confronts the psychological demigods of the Christian integrationists' pantheon and exposes their feet of clay.
Richard Ganz, 1993
2
Psychobabble: Exploding the myths of the self-help generation
Exposing the self-help myths that make us all more miserable. This is what your psychologist would really tell you–if he thought you could handle it!
Stephen Briers, 2012
3
God and Psychobabble
But then what? God and Psychobabble challenges the lies and confusion that the world has used to keep people in bondage. God and Psychobabble presents God’s Truth so the world’s walking wounded will be set free.
Kathy Martin, 2012
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Psychobabble
Exposes the sterility and superficiality of the language that has grown out of popular psychological self-help therapies, examining several of these therapies, and contends that a free, natural language is needed for effectively dealing ...
Richard Dean Rosen, 1979
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Psychobabble: Exploding the myths of the self-help generation
Exploding the myths of the self-help generation Stephen Briers. were members of what became known as a 'cargo cult', a religious movement in which less technologically developed societies integrate the products and processes of more ...
Stephen Briers, 2012
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Psychobabble - a Straight Forward, Plain English Guide to ...
Psychobabble is a practical text book, written in plain English and broken down into bite size chunks so that all readers can follow and utilize the techniques of Neuro linguistic programming (NLP).
Donna Blinston, 2009
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Psychobabble and Biobunk: Using Psychological Science to ...
Rev. ed. of: Psychobabble & biobunk: using psychology to think critically about issues in the news: opinion essays and book reviews. 2nd ed. 2001.
Carol Tavris, 2010
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InfoWorld
What if, I wondered, someone synthesized psychobabble and computerbabble? What would the result look and sound like? Before I speculate on the hybrid result, I should first define my terms. Psychobabble is a kind of nonspeech favored by ...
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Phony Culture: Confidence and Malaise in Contemporary America
circles is called psychobabble. "Insight," wrote R.D. Rosen, "packaged as psychobabble, has become a commodity. ..the verbal rent we pay to contemporary American life..."9 Psychobabble emanates from pop psychology, and has become an ...
James E. Combs, 1994
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Psychobabble & Biobunk: Using Psychology to Think Critically ...
These essays, which apply psychological research and principles of scientific and critical thinking to issues in the news, may be used to encourage debate in the classroom or as a basis for student papers.
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSYCHOBABBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term psychobabble is used in the context of the following news items.
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The POSTman Knocks Twice: On paranoia and psychobabble
Thus, psychobabbling about Bibi does nothing to enhance the political debate in this country. Liberman would never dare use such a word against Putin. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
Psychobabble and the Middle East
He has also drawn accusations of “psychobabble” for arguing Obama's alleged hostility to Israel is because abandonment by his Muslim father drove a craving ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 15»
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Psychobabble? You should try neuro-babble: Humans are more …
We are more likely to believe explanations when they include words that relate to neuroscience - the study of the brain. Terms such as 'frontal lobes', 'fusiform ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Hillary Clinton: Ignore the psychobabble
So Hillary Clinton is officially running, to nobody's surprise. And you know what's coming: endless attempts to psychoanalyse the candidate, endless attempts to ... «Rand Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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Trendy left should cut out the psychobabble
I have grumbled before about the facile contempt which blights political discourse, the mean-mindedness of sniggering millionaire comedians preening easy ... «The Times, Apr 15»
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Bush denounces 'psychobabble' about his father
"I think it's a typical psychobabble of somebody who has no clue what he's talking about," Bush told CNN's State of the Union. Bush reacted after host Candy ... «USA TODAY, Dec 14»
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Tyler Oakley Launches A Sleepover-Themed Tour And A Chatty …
Oakley describes Psychobabble as “an unfiltered gossip session where we talk about everything like pop culture to special guests to YouTube gossip and ... «Tubefilter, Sep 14»
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Transcending the 'psychobabble'
The folks assembled at the Texas Book Festival banquet in 1999, in a swanky Austin hotel, looked up from their dinner plates as the emcee announced that a ... «Chron.com, Aug 14»
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Review: 'Demon Within' could do without psychobabble
Lam degrades the complex issue of mental illness into a mix of pedestrian psychobabble, overwrought expositions and hyperstylized hallucinations. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 14»
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Ukip Members Mock ADHD As 'Psychobabble' Helping 'Keep Lefties …
Ukip Members Mock ADHD As 'Psychobabble' Helping 'Keep Lefties In Jobs' ... mockingly described the condition as "mostly psychobabble to keep lefties in ... «Huffington Post UK, Jan 14»
REFERENCE
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