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psychobabbler

psychobabbler noun: a person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner.

Noun

psychobabbler (plural psychobabblers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner.

Forms of psychobabbler

pluralpsychobabblers

Origin of psychobabbler

From psychobabble + -er or psycho- + babbler. First use appears c. 1975 in an article by R.D. Rosen.

Questions about psychobabbler

What does psychobabbler mean?
Psychobabbler means a person who uses psychological jargon or terminology, often in a superficial or imprecise manner.
What part of speech is psychobabbler?
Psychobabbler is a noun.
What is the plural of psychobabbler?
The plural of psychobabbler is psychobabblers.

Words near psychobabbler in the dictionary

  1. psychoanalyzers
  2. psychoanalyzes
  3. psychoanalyzing
  4. psychobabble
  5. psychobabbled
  6. psychobabbler
  7. psychobabblers
  8. psychobabbles
  9. psychobabbling
  10. psychobabblish
  11. psychobabbly

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