psychobabble
Example Sentences
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I get a dozen texts every week filled with weight loss psychobabble, while my husband is dogged by technically legal, but still not awesome, political outreach and fearmongering.
From Washington Post
Grace and Grit Rated R for harsh words and hubristic psychobabble.
From New York Times
The vice president argued that the president had succumbed to psychobabble from an inexperienced aide.
From New York Times
“Sex addiction” is seen by many as empty psychobabble, a daft metaphor at best, dangerously weaponized on “a really bad day.”
From Los Angeles Times
The fitness guru’s sphere of influence has typically been centered on the body, with some wiggle room for related self-help psychobabble and musical appreciation.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
