Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudosociology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-doso-ci-ol-o-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A false or superficial version of sociology.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As a result, concern for the salvation of souls has been replaced by pseudosociology, pop psychology, and humanist theology."
"Real theological thinking was thinking with the mind of Christ, not engaging in what he termed pseudopsychology, pseudosociology, and pseudo-social work."
"In this way, the sociological view appropriate to the Marxist theory of law became a pseudosociology […]"

Etymology

From pseudo- + sociology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Usage

Inflected Forms

pseudosociologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudophilosophy pseudopsychology pseudoscience

Questions

What does pseudosociology mean?: A false or superficial version of sociology.
Where does pseudosociology come from?: From pseudo- + sociology.

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