psychobabble
Example Sentences
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It may sound like esoteric psychobabble, or an overemphasis on something that should be inherent in players.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2019
Biological theories of and treatments for the brain, notably drugs like Thorazine, lithium, Valium and Prozac, displaced Freudian psychobabble and transformed psychiatry into a truly scientific discipline.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2019
Or is all of this psychobabble to promote the show?
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2018
Lyndsey portrayed herself as an empiricist who disdained New Age theories and psychobabble.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2016
“Enough with the psychobabble, MC Dr. Phil. Let’s talk counterinsurgency.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing psychobabble
