English Dictionary
Definition of “pseudo”
pseudo (ˈsjuːdəʊ
)
Definitions
adjective
- informal not genuine; pretended
pseudo- or (sometimes before a vowel) pseud-
Definitions
combining form
- false, pretending, or unauthentic ⇒
pseudo-intellectual
- having a close resemblance to ⇒
pseudopodium
Word Origin
from Greek pseudēs false, from pseudein to lie
Synonyms
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false,
pretended,
artificial,
fake,
phoney or phony
mock,
imitation,
bogus,
sham,
counterfeit,
spurious,
ersatz,
not genuine
quasi-,
Usage examples
Correct me if I'm wrong, Abbot, but didn't the pseudo Mrs Smith say that Miss Gore provided the evening meal at six-thirty.
Penn, John, Widow's End (1993)Software systems are therefore commonly known as " pseudo random number generators".
New Scientist (2004)A lovely future weapon is a jet of pseudo spider silk that wraps a person up in a bundle until he is ready to calm down.
Globe and Mail (2003)Everyone's favourite peroxide pseudo Scotsman, Rod Stewart has released his latest, and best, greatest hits collection.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)He behaves like a pseudo commanding officer & talks loudly in staccato barks and claps his hands & bangs his thighs.
Williams Kenneth & Davies, Russell (ed.), The Kenneth Williams Diaries (1994)
