psychojargon

Etymology

From psycho- + jargon.

psychojargon means psychobabble. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

psychobabble“There's a condition in combat—most people know it by now. It occurs when a soldier's nervous system has reached the breaking point. In World War I, it was called shell shock. Simple, honest, direct language. Two syllables. Shell shock. Almost sounds like the guns themselves. Shell shock!![...] And then, finally, we got to Vietnam. Given the dishonesty surrounding that war, I guess it's not surpris”