Meanings
nounpsychspeak (uncountable)
- uncountableThe jargon used by psychologists or psychiatrists.
The languages of all health care professions - medspeak, nursespeak, psychspeak, and so on - are extremely useful, but they are only intelligible to the initiated.
1992, Rob Buckman, Yvonne Kason, How to break bad news: a guide for health care professionals, page 83
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psychspeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychspeak
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“psychspeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychspeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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