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pseudointellectuals

pseudointellectuals is the plural of pseudointellectual.

Meaning of pseudointellectual

Noun

pseudointellectual (plural pseudointellectuals)

  1. A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
  2. A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.
    • The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping2002 September 3, Cyber Cypher, “The sign of pseudo-intellectual”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), message-ID <Xns927E5A0D9A8C1ccdenews@130.133.1.4>

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Questions about pseudointellectuals

What is pseudointellectuals the plural of?
Pseudointellectuals is the plural of pseudointellectual.

Words near pseudointellectuals in the dictionary

  1. pseudoinstruction
  2. pseudoinstructions
  3. pseudointellectual
  4. pseudointellectualism
  5. pseudointellectually
  6. pseudointellectuals
  7. pseudointelligent
  8. pseudointeraction
  9. pseudointeractions
  10. pseudointerface
  11. pseudointerfaces

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