pseudoscience

[ soo-doh-sahy-uhns ]

/ ˌsu doʊˈsaɪ əns /

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noun

any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.

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Origin of pseudoscience

First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoscience

pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic

[soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik], /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun

Words nearby pseudoscience

pseudopregnancy, pseudoprostyle, pseudorabies, pseudorandom, pseudoscalar, pseudoscience, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence, pseudosolution

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How to use pseudoscience in a sentence

Many well-known examples of pseudoscience, he notes, were once mainstream scientific disciplines.
‘On the Fringe’ explores the thin line between science and pseudoscience|Tom Siegfried|August 30, 2021|Science News
While people have many different justifications for not getting the shot, one particularly insidious bit of pseudoscience has surfaced.
The case for getting a Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy|Matthew Woodruff|August 26, 2021|Quartz
But, true to form, it’s her anecdotes of pseudoscience in her own upbringing that linger.
The book ‘Viral BS’ offers a cure for medical myths and fake health news|Cori Vanchieri|May 3, 2021|Science News
Separating real science from pseudoscience is not a new problem.
How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic|Stuart Firestein|August 28, 2020|Nautilus

The success of pseudoscience is not due to gullibility on the part of the public.
How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic|Stuart Firestein|August 28, 2020|Nautilus
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’
The Best of the Beast, April 21-April 27||April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you want to write about spiritually-motivated pseudoscience in America, you head to the Creation Museum in Kentucky.
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience|Michael Schulson|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still: a significant portion of what Whole Foods sells is based on simple pseudoscience.
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience|Michael Schulson|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
The subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience

pseudoscience

/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) /

noun

a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science

Derived forms of pseudoscience

pseudoscientific, adjective

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Cultural definitions for pseudoscience

pseudoscience

[ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ]

A system of theories or assertions about the natural world that claim or appear to be scientific but that, in fact, are not. For example, astronomy is a science, but astrology is generally viewed as a pseudoscience.

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