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pseudo
pseudo-(word root) falseExamples of words with the root pseudo-: pseudonympseu·do P0630150 (so͞o′dō)adj. False or counterfeit; fake.
[From pseudo-.]pseudo (ˈsjuːdəʊ) adjinformal not genuine; pretendedpseu•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]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pseudo - a person who makes deceitful pretensesfaker, imposter, impostor, pseud, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fakebeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not truename dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friendsringer - 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
pseudoMade-up; false, pretended, or not genuine. Almost always hyphenated before the word it modifies. All he writes is this pretentious, pseudo-intellectual junk. She just kept giving these pseudo-answers that skirted around what the investigators were actually asking.pseudo (ˈsudo)1. mod. false; bogus. This is a very pseudo position that you are taking. 2. n. a phony person. Randy is such a pseudo! What a fake! pseudo
pseudo (jargon)/soo'doh/ (Usenet) Pseudonym.
1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a humanfor amusement value or as a means of avoiding negativerepercussions of one's net.behaviour; a "nom de Usenet",often associated with forged postings designed to concealmessage origins. Perhaps the best-known and funniest hoax ofthis type is BIFF.
2. Notionally, a flamage-generating AI program simulatinga Usenet user. Many flamers have been accused of actuallybeing such entities, despite the fact that no AI program ofthe required sophistication yet exists. However, in 1989there was a famous series of forged postings that used aphrase-frequency-based travesty generator to simulate thestyles of several well-known flamers; it was based on largesamples of their back postings (compare Dissociated Press).A significant number of people were fooled by the forgeries,and the debate over their authenticity was settled only whenthe perpetrator came forward to publicly admit the hoax.pseudoSimilar to; made up to appear like something else. See pseudo compiler, pseudo language, pseudoscientific and pseudonymous.pseudoenUS
Related to pseudo: Pseudo intellectualSynonyms for pseudonoun a person who makes deceitful pretensesSynonyms- faker
- imposter
- impostor
- pseud
- role player
- sham
- shammer
- pretender
- fraud
- fake
Related Words- beguiler
- cheater
- deceiver
- trickster
- slicker
- cheat
- name dropper
- ringer
adj (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance ofRelated Words- combining form
- counterfeit
- imitative
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