Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudorationalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-ra-tional-ism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school of thought that believes that all actions can be subject to rational analysis

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Pseudorationalismus, coined by economist and philosopher Otto Neurath as a disparaging term. Equivalent to pseudo- + rationalism.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo
Root: Pseudorationalismus

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pseudorationalist

Questions

What does pseudorationalism mean?: A school of thought that believes that all actions can be subject to rational analysis
Where does pseudorationalism come from?: It is traced to German.

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