pseudoscience

[soo-doh-sahy-uh ns]

noun

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

Origin of pseudoscience

First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science

Related formspseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for pseudoscience

Contemporary Examples of pseudoscience

From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’
The Best of the Beast, April 21-April 27
April 27, 2014

Historical Examples of pseudoscience

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

noun

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

Derived Formspseudoscientific, adjective

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pseudoscience in Culture

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.