Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoconsensus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-con-sen-sus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Apparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Today, however, the pseudoconsensus of “leave as soon as we are able, stay as long as we must” rests not on a strategy but on its very opposite: a dodge."

Etymology

From pseudo- + consensus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pseudoconsensus mean?: Apparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.
Where does pseudoconsensus come from?: From pseudo- + consensus.

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