pseudoscience

[ soo-doh-sahy-uhns ]

noun

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

pseudoscience

/ ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns /

noun

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

pseudoscience

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• ˌpseudoˌscienˈtific, adjective

Other Words From

• pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic [soo-doh-sahy-, uh, n-, tif, -ik], adjective
• pseudo·scien·tifi·cal·ly adverb
• pseudo·scien·tist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudoscience¹

First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science

Example Sentences

Many well-known examples of pseudoscience, he notes, were once mainstream scientific disciplines.

From Science News

While people have many different justifications for not getting the shot, one particularly insidious bit of pseudoscience has surfaced.

From Quartz

But, true to form, it’s her anecdotes of pseudoscience in her own upbringing that linger.

From Science News

Separating real science from pseudoscience is not a new problem.

From Nautilus

The success of pseudoscience is not due to gullibility on the part of the public.

From Nautilus

It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.

From The Daily Beast

From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’

From The Daily Beast

If you want to write about spiritually-motivated pseudoscience in America, you head to the Creation Museum in Kentucky.

From The Daily Beast

Still: a significant portion of what Whole Foods sells is based on simple pseudoscience.

From The Daily Beast

They thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.

From Project Gutenberg

The subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience.

From Project Gutenberg