therapy-speak en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈθɛɹəpi spik/ (General-American)
Etymology
From therapy + -speak.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.
Whatever Huberman’s failures of honesty and communication, for instance, he appears extremely well versed in the kind of therapy-speak that’s supposed to tame libidinous excess — suggesting that predators and cads can work through this system as well as any other.
2024 March 27, Ross Douthat, “The Quest for a New Vision of Sexual Morality”, in The New York Times: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, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| therapy speak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| therapyspeak | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
therapese · psychologese · jobspeak