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pseudoscientist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-sci-en-tist
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English scientist English pseudoscientist From pseudo- + scientist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pseudoscientists (plural) pseudo-scientist (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoscience pseudoscientific pseudoscientistic science

Synonyms

scientician

Antonyms

scientist

Questions

What does pseudoscientist mean?
A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.
Where does pseudoscientist come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English scientist English pseudoscientist From pseudo- + scientist.

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