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therapy speak

therapy speak is the alternative spelling of therapy-speak.

Meaning of therapy-speak

Noun

therapy-speak (uncountable)

  1. The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.
    • We recommend that authors and reviewers carefully consider whether manuscript quality is enhanced by the use of therapy-speak.2022 January 15, Amy M Franks, David Caldwell, “Unpacking the Use of Therapy-Speak in Scholarly Writing”, in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, volume 87, number 3, published 1 April 2023...

Questions about therapy speak

What is therapy speak the alternative spelling of?
Therapy speak is the alternative spelling of therapy-speak.

Words near therapy speak in the dictionary

  1. therapsids
  2. theraputical
  3. therapy
  4. therapy animal
  5. therapy animals
  6. therapy speak
  7. therapy-speak
  8. therapygenetic
  9. therapygenetics
  10. therapying
  11. therapylike

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