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pseudo-compliment

pseudo-compliment noun: a statement that sounds like a compliment, but really is not.

Noun

pseudo-compliment (plural pseudo-compliments)

  1. A statement that sounds like a compliment, but really is not.

Synonyms of pseudo-compliment

Forms of pseudo-compliment

pluralpseudo-compliments
alternative formpseudocompliment

Origin of pseudo-compliment

From pseudo- + compliment.

Questions about pseudo-compliment

What does pseudo-compliment mean?
Pseudo-compliment means a statement that sounds like a compliment, but really is not.
What part of speech is pseudo-compliment?
Pseudo-compliment is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudo-compliment?
The plural of pseudo-compliment is pseudo-compliments.

Words near pseudo-compliment in the dictionary

  1. pseudo-colloquial
  2. pseudo-column
  3. pseudo-columns
  4. pseudo-complement
  5. pseudo-complements
  6. pseudo-compliment
  7. pseudo-compliments
  8. pseudo-conscience
  9. pseudo-consciences
  10. pseudo-conscious
  11. pseudo-controversies

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