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- noun The specialised
language (orjargon ) ofpsychology
Etymologies
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psychology + -ese
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'Closure is one of those words of purest psychologese – unadulterated therapy-speak – that renders certain people extremely annoyed.
This column will change your life: Sealing off worries Oliver Burkeman 2010
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