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pseudoevent

pseudoevent noun: a happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.

Noun

pseudoevent (plural pseudoevents)

  1. A happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
    • Terrorists use violence as a pseudoevent to gain notoriety and legitimacy through media coverage of their acts.2005, James A. Johnson, Gerald R. Ledlow, Mark A. Cwiek, Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism, page 66
    • News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]2012, C. Holtz-Bacha, J. Strömbäck, Opinion Polls and the Media

Forms of pseudoevent

pluralpseudoevents

Origin of pseudoevent

From pseudo- + event.

Questions about pseudoevent

What does pseudoevent mean?
Pseudoevent means a happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
What part of speech is pseudoevent?
Pseudoevent is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoevent?
The plural of pseudoevent is pseudoevents.

Words near pseudoevent in the dictionary

  1. pseudoestrus
  2. pseudoethical
  3. pseudoetymological
  4. pseudoetymology
  5. pseudoevangelical
  6. pseudoevent
  7. pseudoevents
  8. pseudoevidence
  9. pseudoexacerbation
  10. pseudoexacerbations
  11. pseudoexfoliation

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