Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

therapy-speak

/ˈθɛɹəpi spik/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: ther-a-py-s-peak
IPA: /ˈθɛɹəpi spik/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From therapy + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: therapy

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθɛɹəpi spik/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

therapy speak (alternative) therapyspeak (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

psychobabble neurobabble neurotrash

Questions

How do you pronounce therapy-speak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɛɹəpi spik/.
What does therapy-speak mean?: The employment of psychologic jargon to converse with other people.
Where does therapy-speak come from?: From therapy + -speak.

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