pseu·do (s  d )adj. False or counterfeit; fake. [From pseudo-.] |
pseudo [ˈsjuːdəʊ]
adj
Informal not genuine; pretended
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pseudo - a person who makes deceitful pretensesbeguiler, 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" |
Translations
pseudo [ˈsjuːdəʊ] ADJ → farsante, fraudulento; [person] → fingido; (person's character) → artificial, afectado
pseudo (inf)
adj
= pseud ADJ
(= pretended) → unecht; affection, simplicity → aufgesetzt; pseudo revolutionary/intellectual → Pseudorevolutionär(in) m(f) → /-intellektuelle(r) mf
n = pseud N
pseudo [ˈsjuːdəʊ] adj (fam) → fasullo/a, finto/a
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