Therapy-speak

//ˈθɛɹəpi spik// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people. uncountable

    "We recommend that authors and reviewers carefully consider whether manuscript quality is enhanced by the use of therapy-speak."

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"We recommend that authors and reviewers carefully consider whether manuscript quality is enhanced by the use of therapy-speak."

Etymology

From therapy + -speak.

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