Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

pseudoscience

[soo-doh-sahy-uh ns]
noun
  1. any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
Show More

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for pseudoscience

Contemporary Examples

Historical Examples

British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience

pseudoscience

noun
  1. a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science
Show More
Derived Formspseudoscientific, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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.

Show More
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.