Jargonisation

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of converting common language into specific terminology that can create confusion for those not versed in a particular field
2. The act of transforming ordinary speech or writing into technical or specialized language used by particular groups
3. Changing general language into a form composed of specific terms that may be hard for outsiders to understand

Etymology: "Jargonisation" is simply "jargon" with the suffix "-isation" attached, the British spelling of "-ization," which turns a noun into a verb meaning to make or convert something into that thing. Here the sense is to turn ordinary language into specialist vocabulary, so the word describes the process of making writing or speech impenetrable to outsiders. The base word "jargon" has a longer and more surprising past. It came into English from Old French, where it referred to the chattering of birds, and it originally described unintelligible babble rather than technical language. The sense of specialist vocabulary developed later, and the suffix "-isation" was then added to create a noun for the act of producing that kind of language.

Synonyms: jargonization, INVALID