Pseudo Definition

so͝odō
adjective
Sham; false; spurious; pretended; counterfeit.
Webster's New World

Other than what is apparent, a sham.

Wiktionary
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
prefix
False; deceptive; sham.
Pseudoscience.
American Heritage
Apparently similar.
Pseudocoel.
American Heritage
affix
Fictitious, pretended, or sham.
Pseudoscience.
Webster's New World
Counterfeit or spurious.
Webster's New World
Closely or deceptively similar to (a specified thing)
Pseudomorph.
Webster's New World
Not corresponding to the reality; illusory.
Pseudopregnancy.
Webster's New World
An isomer or related form of (a specified compound)
Pseudoionone.
Webster's New World
noun

An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.

Wiktionary
A poseur; one who is fake.
Wiktionary
(travel industry, informal) Pseudo-city code.
Wiktionary

(Internet) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.

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Other Word Forms of Pseudo

Noun

Singular:
pseudo
Plural:
pseudos

Origin of Pseudo

  • ME < LL < Gr pseudo- < pseudēs, false < pseudein, to deceive

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Greek from pseudēs false from pseudein to lie

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From combining form of Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudÄ“s, “false, lying").

    From Wiktionary

  • From pseudo–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From pseudo-.

    From Wiktionary

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