pseudo

pseudo-

(word root) false

Examples of words with the root pseudo-: pseudonym

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pseu·do

 (so͞o′dō)

adj.

False or counterfeit; fake.

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[From pseudo-.]

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pseudo

(ˈsjuːdəʊ)

adj

informal not genuine; pretended

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pseu•do

(ˈsu doʊ)

adj., n., pl. -dos. adj.

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]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pseudo - a person who makes deceitful pretenses faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fake beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
Adj.	1.	pseudo - (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

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Translations

Möchtegern

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pseudo

[ˈsjuːdəʊ] ADJ → farsante, fraudulento; [person] → fingido; (person's character) → artificial, afectado

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pseudo

(inf)

adj

= pseud ADJ

(= pretended) → unecht; affection, simplicity → aufgesetzt; pseudo revolutionary/intellectual → Pseudorevolutionär(in) m(f) → /-intellektuelle(r) mf

n = pseud N

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pseudo

[ˈsjuːdəʊ] adj (fam) → fasullo/a, finto/a

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