"therapy-speak" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: therapy + -speak Etymology templates: {{suf|en|therapy|speak}} therapy + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=therapy-speak}} therapy-speak (uncountable)
  1. The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Jargon Synonyms: therapy speak Related terms: psychobabble, neurobabble, neurotrash
    Sense id: en-therapy-speak-en-noun-0j-ny2bx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak

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