Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoconscience

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-con-science
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mindset or mental faculty that is mistaken for a conscience but lacks the truly ethical nature thereof.

noun

Misconstruction of pseudoconsciousness.

Example Sentences

"a pseudoconscience that imposes unfairness while allegedly upholding fairness"

Etymology

From pseudo- + conscience.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudo-conscience (alternative)

Questions

What does pseudoconscience mean?: A mindset or mental faculty that is mistaken for a conscience but lacks the truly ethical nature thereof.
Where does pseudoconscience come from?: From pseudo- + conscience.

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