pseudoscience

[ soo-doh-sahy-uh ns ]

/ ˌsu doʊˈsaɪ əns /

noun

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

Nearby words

pseudorickets, pseudorosette, pseudosarcoma, pseudoscalar, pseudoscarlatina, pseudoscience, pseudosclerosis, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence

Origin of pseudoscience

First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science

Related forms

pseu·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

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

pseudoscientific, adjective

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Culture 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.