What does pseudo mean?

Definitions for pseudo
ˈsu doʊpseu·do

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pseudo.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role playeradjective

    a person who makes deceitful pretenses

  2. pseudoadjective

    (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

    "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"

Wiktionary

  1. pseudonoun

    An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.

  2. pseudonoun

    A poseur; false, fake.

  3. pseudonoun

    pseudo-city code

  4. pseudoadjective

    Being other than what is apparent, a sham.

  5. pseudoadjective

    Insincere.

  6. pseudoadjective

    Spurious.

  7. Etymology: From pseudo-.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pseudonoun

    A prefix, which, being put before words, signifies false or counterfeit: as, pseudapostle, a counterfeit apostle.

    Etymology: from ψεῦδος.

ChatGPT

  1. pseudo

    Pseudo is a prefix derived from Greek that means false or pretending to be something that it's not. It is used to suggest something is not genuine, authentic or has a misleading appearance of being something it is not. It often refers to a person or a thing that imitates or is designed to imitate another, often in a false or deceptive manner.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. pseudo

    [Usenet: truncation of ‘pseudonym’] 1. An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human for amusement value or as a means of avoiding negative repercussions of one's net.behavior; a ‘nom de Usenet’, often associated with forged postings designed to conceal message origins. Perhaps the best-known and funniest hoax of this type is B1FF. See also tentacle. 2. Notionally, a flamage-generating AI program simulating a Usenet user. Many flamers have been accused of actually being such entities, despite the fact that no AI program of the required sophistication yet exists. However, in 1989 there was a famous series of forged postings that used a phrase-frequency-based travesty generator to simulate the styles of several well-known flamers; it was based on large samples 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 when the perpetrator came forward to publicly admit the hoax.

Anagrams for pseudo »

  1. does up

  2. souped

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pseudo in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pseudo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pseudo in a Sentence

  1. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Almost all Employees and franchisees of brokerage firms and even tips giving pseudo experts do not invest or trade a single penny rupee in stock market and this is substantial proof to make people understand how big fraud is stock market

  2. Aaron Rodgers:

    I had a plan going in for that question to be asked, it was a pseudo witch hunt going on -- who was vaccinated, who wasn't vaccinated. I was in a multi-month conversation that turned into an appeal process with the NFL at that time, and my appeal hinged on that exact statement [immunized]. So what I said was, number one, factually true. I went through a multi-immunization process. And at the end of that, I don't know what you would call it, I would call it immunized.

  3. Adil Charkaoui:

    I'm stunned by the twisted logic of the spokespersons of the two (colleges) and the pseudo-experts that are blaming radicalization of young people for what has happened.

  4. University Chancellor Phyllis Wise:

    It's disappointing that, once again, Princeton Review is promoting this pseudo-ranking as though it were meaningful, it's insulting to all of our students, since they are here to prepare to become leaders of their generation.

  5. Brett Cohen:

    There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.

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