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pseudo

/ˈs(j)uːdəʊ//ˈsuːdoʊ/

pseudo noun: an intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual. Also the abbreviation of pseudoelement.

Noun

pseudo (plural pseudos)

  1. (derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
  2. A poseur; one who is fake.
  3. (informal) pseudo-city code
  4. (Internet, clipping) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
    • Issues such as verifiability (for age declared), anonymity (in spite of pseudos and avatars) and traceability are at stake[…]2011, Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society", page 299

Adjective

pseudo (not comparable)

  1. Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
    • Last week saw perhaps the first major showdown between the pseudo cryptolibertarianism they both espouse and that old-fashioned, resolutely analogue concept known as the nation state. For anyone who has spent any time pondering the intergalactic levels of entitlement among the tech broligarchy and...2024 August 31, Carole Cadwalladr, “Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian...
  2. Insincere.

Also used as

pseudo is also the abbreviation of pseudoelement.

pseudo is also the clipping of pseudoephedrine.

pseudo meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam

pseudo in Hindi

छद्म

pseudo in Marathi

स्यूडो, छद्म

pseudo in Telugu

సూడో

pseudo in Malayalam

സ്യൂഡോ
More languagesFewer languages
pseudo in Kannada
ಸ್ಯೂಡೋ
pseudo in Gujarati
સ્યુડો, છદ્મ
pseudo in Nepali
छद्म, स्यूडो, सिउडो

Forms of pseudo

pluralpseudos
alternative formpseud

Origin of pseudo

From Middle English, derived from prefix pseudo-, itself derived from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Words formed from pseudo

Phrases with pseudo

Words that rhyme with pseudo

Questions about pseudo

What does pseudo mean?
Pseudo means an intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
What is pseudo in Hindi?
Pseudo in Hindi is छद्म. See Pseudo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pseudo?
Pseudo can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce pseudo?
Pseudo is pronounced /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pseudo?
The plural of pseudo is pseudos.

Words near pseudo in the dictionary

  1. pseudism
  2. pseudisms
  3. pseudisodomon
  4. pseudisodomum
  5. pseudization
  6. pseudo
  7. pseudo analytical
  8. pseudo anime
  9. pseudo animes
  10. pseudo English
  11. pseudo force

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pseudo (page history and authors); pseudo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pseudo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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