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- Dictionarypseudo-/ˈsuːdəʊ/
combining form
- 1. supposed or purporting to be but not really so; false; not genuine: "pseudonym"
- 2. resembling or imitating: "pseudo-hallucination"
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: being apparently rather than actually as stated : sham, spurious. distinction between true and pseudo humanism K. F. Reinhardt. Synonyms. affected. artificial. assumed. bogus. contrived. factitious. fake. false. feigned. forced. mechanical. mock. phony. phoney. plastic. pretended. put-on. sham. simulated. spurious. strained. unnatural.
Pseudo is something or someone fake trying to pass as the real thing — a fraud or impostor. Pseudo can be a person who is a faker, but it's usually a prefix. For example, a pseudo -intellectual is trying to convince you he has a great, educated mind, even though he doesn't.
Pseudo definition: not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.. See examples of PSEUDO used in a sentence.
Pseudo Definition. so͝odō. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Prefix. Affix. Filter. adjective. Sham; false; spurious; pretended; counterfeit. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Other than what is apparent, a sham. Wiktionary. Insincere. Wiktionary. Synonyms: spurious. simulated. pretended.
Pseudo-is used to form adjectives and nouns that indicate that something is not the thing it is claimed to be. For example, if you describe a country as a pseudo-democracy, you mean that it is not really a democracy, although its government claims that it is.
Pseudo is a prefix that comes from the Greek word "pseudēs" meaning "false" or "fake." When added to the beginning of a word, it creates an adjective that describes something that is not genuine or authentic, but rather is a copy, imitation, or counterfeit.
1. false or spurious; sham; pretended. n. 2. a false or pretentious person. pseudo- a combining form meaning “false,” “pretended,” “unreal” (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual), “closely or deceptively resembling” (pseudocarp). Also, esp. before a vowel,pseud-. [< Greek, comb. form of pseudḗs false, pseûdos falsehood]
PSEUDO- | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of pseudo- in English. pseudo- prefix. disapproving uk / sjuː.dəʊ- / us / suː.doʊ- / Add to word list. pretended and not real: pseudo-religious. a pseudo-intellectual. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere. affectation. affectedly. archly. artificial. feyness.
a combining form meaning "false,'' "pretended,'' "unreal,'' used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pseudo, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pseudo is considered derogatory.
