The meaning of PSEUDO is being apparently rather than actually as stated : sham, spurious. How to use pseudo in a sentence.

Pseudo- (from Greek: ψευδής, pseudés 'false') is a prefix used in a number of languages, often to mark something as a fake or insincere version. [1] In English, the prefix is used on both nouns …

Jul 20, 2011 · Pseudo- definition: not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.. See examples of PSEUDO- used in a sentence.

Faking & pretending (Definition of pseudo- from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. false, pretending, or unauthentic: pseudo-intellectual. 2. having a close resemblance to: pseudopodium.

Pseudo- is used to form adjectives and nouns that indicate that something is not the thing it is claimed to be. For example, if you describe a country as a pseudo-democracy, you mean that …

pseudo- is also used to mean "closely or deceptively resembling'': pseudo- + -pod- → pseudopod (= a part of an animal that closely resembles a foot). Also, [esp. before a vowel,] pseud-.

Pseudo definition: False or counterfeit; fake.

Pseudo is something or someone fake trying to pass as the real thing — a fraud or impostor.

Definition of pseudo- combining form in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.