pseudo
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˈsuːdoʊ/
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pseudo-
- Many people believe in the power of astrology, but most scientists consider it to be pseudo-scientific.
- pseudo-scientific
- pseudo-conscript
- pseudo-Arabic
So we know what the pseudo inverse should do.
- So we know what the pseudo inverse should do.
- Because a lot of streamers were using these pseudo shady gambling websites.
- And it's really pseudo and it's not the real thing.
- So we have to construct an A pseudo inverse for Sigma.
- You just got to keep nudging people against the pseudo scientific beliefs.
- So let's talk a little bit about narcissistic people and pseudo spirituality, shall we?
- They're in pseudo grains like quinoa or buckwheat.
- Well, it's just been around for so long and it's a pseudo sense of self.
- I mean, the CA is such a a fascinating pseudo complexity generator.
- You have work on pseudo random functions.
- And he's quoting this day causus, which is a pseudo Aristotelian work.
- So we've turned boyfriend and girlfriend into like pseudo marriages.
- I mean, he, he sort of bought into the pseudo scientific racism of, of the time.
Examples
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Well, he's a pseudo intellectual.
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OK, so that actually that second process is a pseudo first order reaction.
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And it's really pseudo and it's not the real thing.
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Well, it's just been around for so long and it's a pseudo sense of self.
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We have to set aside current pseudo concepts.
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I'm just kind of sort of pseudo scientific kind of category of person.
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Attempts to distinguish between "science" and "pseudo-science" have been made by both sides.
Academic text (1991) -
Claims of scientific evidence of astral projection are considered pseudo-scientific.
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We've become kind of a pseudo-family here... where we can be ourselves and rules don't apply.
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The documentary was labeled as a pseudo-documentary because it mixed fiction with real events.
Synonyms
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1.8
Not real and made to look like something real
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5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
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5.6
Fake and made to trick people
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6.7
Made to look like the real thing to trick people
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7.5
Not real but made to look like something real to copy it
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7.9
Not real or true, often made to seem true
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7.0
Seeming to be real but not really there
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6.6
Not real and not what it looks like
An object that is not real or original and is often a fake
Presented as real but actually fake
Made to seem real to trick people
Pretended to be true to make others believe it
Made to look like something real but not the original
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Etymology
Pseudo comes from the Greek root pseud- meaning 'false'. So when we use pseudo-science or a pseudo diamond, it means something that looks real but is not.