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pseudoscientist 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- English scientist English pseudoscientist From pseudo- + scientist.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory) A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.
    • The pseudoscientist will claim that these theories are well supported by the evidence... 1972, Michael Martin, Concepts of Science Education: A Philosophical Analysis:
    • Near-synonym: scientician (in its modern sense)

Forms

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pseudoscientists Number=Plur lexicographic
pseudo-scientist alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

scientist

Hypernyms

nonscientist

Relateds

pseudoscientific · pseudoscience · pseudoscientistic · science

Synonyms

scientician

Translations (24)

de After-Gelehrte (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Scheinwissenschaftlerin (practitioner of pseudoscience) · ru лжеучёный (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Aftergelehrter (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de After-Gelehrter (practitioner of pseudoscience) · es seudocientífico (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Afterwissenschaftler (practitioner of pseudoscience) · cmn 偽科學家 /伪科学家 (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Afterforscherin (practitioner of pseudoscience) · uk псевдовче́ний (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Pseudowissenschaftler (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Pseudowissenschaftlerin (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Afterwissenschaftlerin (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Pseudowissenschafterin (practitioner of pseudoscience) · uk псевдонауко́вець (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Scheinwissenschaftler (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Pseudowissenschafter (practitioner of pseudoscience) · ru псевдоучёный (practitioner of pseudoscience) · fr pseudoscientifique (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Aftergelehrte (practitioner of pseudoscience) · nl pseudowetenschapper (practitioner of pseudoscience) · fi pseudotieteilijä (practitioner of pseudoscience) · fr pseudo-scientifique (practitioner of pseudoscience) · de Afterforscher (practitioner of pseudoscience)