pseu|do

pseu|do
pseu|do «SOO doh», adjective, noun, plural -dos.
–adj.
1. false; sham; pretended: »

a pseudo religion, pseudo anger.

SYNONYM(S): spurious, counterfeit.
2. having only the appearance of: »

Luxuries…when long gratified, become a sort of pseudo necessaries (Scott).

–n.
Informal. a false or insincere person; fake; pretender; hypocrite: »

The best parts of all of them put together wouldn't make one third-rate poet. They're all…pseudos. Imitators of imitators (New Yorker).

[< Greek pseud false; see etym. under pseudo- (Cf.pseudo-)]
combining form.
1. false; pseudo: »

Pseudomorph = a false form. Pseudonym = a false name (used by an author). Pseudoscience = pretended science.

2. (in chemical terms) resembling; related to; isomeric with, as in »

pseudonuclein.

Also, pseud- before vowels.
[< Greek pseudo- < pseûdos falsehood, fallacy, or < pseud false < pseúdein deceive]

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