armchair psychology
The practice of giving psychological advice, or speculating about a person's mental…The practice of giving psychological advice, or speculating about a person's mental health, without any qualification to do so.
» The show Hoarders is one of the primary causes of armchair psychology in America.
Die Fernsehsendung Hoarders ist eine der Hauptursachen für die sogenannte „armchair psychology“ in den Vereinigten Staaten. — Tamy
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1 senses(informal, uncommon, uncountable)The practice of giving psychological advice, or speculating about a person's mental health, without any qualification to do so.
Examples
2 sentencesThe show Hoarders is one of the primary causes of armchair psychology in America.
deDie Fernsehsendung Hoarders ist eine der Hauptursachen für die sogenannte „armchair psychology“ in den Vereinigten Staaten. — Tamy
The show Hoarders is one of the primary causes of armchair psychology in the United States.
Origin
From armchair (unqualified or uninformed yet giving advice) + psychology; or a back-formatFrom armchair (unqualified or uninformed yet giving advice) + psychology; or a back-formation from armchair psychologist.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable