pseudoscience en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English pseudoscience From pseudo- + science, first attested in 1796, in reference to alchemy.
Meanings
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(countable, derogatory, uncountable) Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
We had enough to do in this world. Life was a beautiful thing. The man who appreciated its real duties and beauties would have sufficient to employ him without dabbling in pseudo sciences which had their roots in frauds, exposed already a hundred times and yet finding fresh crowds of foolish devotees whose insane credulity and irrational prejudice made them impervious to all argument.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:The fantastical pseudo-science of alchemy has in all ages had its numerous votaries …
1796, James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England, page 87:
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(countable, uncountable) Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction.
It pulls together first-rate pseudo-science and high-grade detective meller of the Spillane school (but entirely clean) and the result is fine read-and-forget entertainment.
1952 November 14, Groff Conklin, Galaxy Science Fiction, page 122, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| pseudo-science | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pseudosciences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
pseudoscientist · pseudoscientific · pseudoscientifically
Hyponyms
astrology · qigong · perpetual motion · orgone · phrenology · scientific racism · fengshui · Ayurveda · traditional Chinese medicine · acupuncture · creation science · ley lines · wuxing · free energy · geocentrism · crystal healing · alchemy · animal magnetism · palmistry · graphology · reiki · dianetics · homeopathy · ghosthunting · neuro-linguistic programming · flat-earthism · ufology · psychoanalysis · cargo cult science · chiropractic · numerology · dowsing
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Translations (61)
eo pseŭdoscienco (purported science) · vi giả khoa học (purported science) · bg псевдонаука (purported science) · lv pseidozinātne (purported science) · cmn 偽科學 /伪科学 (purported science) · ko 유사과학 (purported science) · ru лженау́ка (purported science) · id ilmu semu (purported science) · sl psevdoznanost (purported science) · ko 의사과학 (purported science) · nb pseudovitenskap (purported science) · ko 사이비과학 (purported science) · cs pavěda (purported science) · tr sahte bilim (purported science) · ta போலி அறிவியல் (purported science) · it pseudoscienza (purported science) · ru псевдонау́ка (purported science) · sk paveda (purported science) · uz soxta fan (purported science) · el ψευδοεπιστήμη (purported science) · bg лъженаука (purported science) · uk псевдонау́ка (purported science) · pl pseudonauka (purported science) · de Pseudowissenschaft (purported science) · lt pseudomokslas (purported science) · sh pseudoznanost (purported science) · az yalan elmlər (purported science) · gu છદ્મવિજ્ઞાન (purported science) · ml കപടശാസ്ത്രം (purported science) · cs pseudověda (purported science) · ro pseudoștiință (purported science) · fi pseudotiede (purported science) · gu સ્યુડોસાયન્સમાં (purported science) · et pseudoteadus (purported science) · yue 偽科學 /伪科学 (purported science) · pal - (purported science) · ja 疑似科学 (purported science) · ca pseudociència (purported science) · eo falsscienco (purported science) · es pseudociencia (purported science) · uk лженау́ка (purported science) · hu áltudomány (purported science) · nn pseudovitskap (purported science) · sv pseudovetenskap (purported science) · fi näennäistiede (purported science) · is hjáfræði (purported science) · ka ფსევდომეცნიერება (purported science) · nl pseudowetenschap (purported science) · scn scènzia fausa (purported science) · pt pseudociência (purported science) · th วิทยาศาสตร์เทียม (purported science) · ckb زِڕزانِست (purported science) · vi ngụy khoa học (purported science) · cy ffugwyddor (purported science) · af pseudowetenskap (purported science) · fr pseudo-science (purported science) · kk жалған ғылым (purported science) · scn psiuduscènzia (purported science) · fa شبهعلم (purported science) · id pseudosains (purported science) · da pseudovidenskab (purported science)