verb
- to talk or write using psychological jargon or pseudo-psychological language, often in a superficial or pretentious way
Usage: informal; often derogatory
noun
- the act or practice of using psychological jargon or pseudo-psychological language superficially or pretentiously
Usage: informal; often derogatory
Examples
- He was psychobabbling about his inner child during the entire meeting.
- The self-help book was full of psychobabbling that sounded profound but meant nothing.
- She accused the therapist of psychobabbling instead of offering real solutions.
- Stop psychobabbling and just tell me what you actually think.
- The magazine article was criticized for psychobabbling about emotional intelligence without scientific backing.
- He spent the evening psychobabbling about his chakras and energy fields.