adjective
- expressed in or characterized by jargon; made obscure or technical through the use of specialized language
verb
- past tense and past participle of jargonize; to express in jargon or make unnecessarily technical or obscure
Usage: transitive verb
Examples
- The legal document was so jargonized that most readers could not understand it.
- The professor jargonized her explanation with too many technical terms.
- The report's jargonized language made it inaccessible to the general public.
- They jargonized the simple concept until it became confusing.
- The instruction manual was criticized for being overly jargonized.
- Medical professionals sometimes jargonize their speech when talking to patients.