Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoskill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-doskill
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fake or ingenuine skill; something approximating a skill.

Example Sentences

"Curriculum and materials are too often stupid as well as dull, aimed to produce attitudes and allegedly practical pseudoskills rather than understanding and capability."
"The result of Hofsten (1983) rules out the possibility that the catching observed in infants is a kind of pseudoskill governed by some simplified strategy."

Etymology

From pseudo- + skill.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudoskills (plural)

Questions

What does pseudoskill mean?: A fake or ingenuine skill; something approximating a skill.
Where does pseudoskill come from?: From pseudo- + skill.

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