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pseudo-

Syllables: pseu·do-/ˈsjuː.doʊ/

pseudo- prefix: false; not genuine; fake.

Prefix

pseudo-

  1. False; not genuine; fake.
    Synonyms:
    mis-
  2. (proscribed) Quasi-; almost.

Synonyms of pseudo-

Forms of pseudo-

alternative formpseud-

Origin of pseudo-

From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Words formed from pseudo-

  • pseudodiaxial
  • pseudodicotomous
  • pseudodiequatorial
  • pseudo-Latin

Questions about pseudo-

What does pseudo- mean?
Pseudo- means false; not genuine; fake.
What part of speech is pseudo-?
Pseudo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pseudo-?
Pseudo- is pronounced /ˈsjuː.doʊ/.

Words near pseudo- in the dictionary

  1. pseudo English
  2. pseudo force
  3. pseudo forces
  4. pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson
  5. pseudo Nambu-Goldstone bosons
  6. pseudo-
  7. pseudo-acronym
  8. pseudo-acronyms
  9. pseudo-active
  10. pseudo-analytical
  11. pseudo-angiosarcoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pseudo- (page history and authors). 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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