pseudo-

pseudo- or pseud-

pref.

1. False; deceptive; sham: pseudoscience.

2. Apparently similar: pseudocoel.

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[Greek, from pseuds, false, from pseudein, to lie.]

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pseudo- sometimes before a vowel, pseud-

combining form

1. false, pretending, or unauthentic pseudo-intellectual

2. having a close resemblance to pseudopodium

[from Greek pseudēs false, from pseudein to lie]

Thesaurus

pseudo-

adjective false, pretended, artificial, fake, phoney or phony (informal), mock, imitation, bogus, sham, counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, not genuine, quasi- What a load of pompous, pseudo-intellectual rubbish!
genuine, authentic, real, true, actual, sincere, honest, heartfelt, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), unfeigned

Translations

pseudo- [ˈsjuːdəʊ-] prefix → pseudo-

pseudo-

pref → Pseudo-, pseudo; pseudo-scientific → pseudowissenschaftlich