Definition
Not real or genuine, but made to seem like something it is not; fake or pretending.
Etymology
From Greek *pseudos*, meaning 'lie' or 'falsehood'. English borrowed it through scientific and academic language, often as a prefix meaning 'false' or 'imitation'.
Kelly Says
Whenever you see *pseudo-* at the start of a word, your brain can quietly add 'fake' in front of it. *Pseudoscience* is literally 'fake science' pretending to wear a lab coat.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምስለኛ ስም
ye mislenya sim
ARالعربية
اسم مستعار
ism musta'ar
BNবাংলা
কাল্পনিক নাম
kalponik nama
CACatalà
pseudònim
pseuˈdoʊnɪm
CSČeština
pseudonym
ˈpsjuːdoʊnɪm
DADansk
pseudonym
ˈpsjuːdoʊnɪm
DEDeutsch
Pseudonym
ˈzøːdoʊnɪm
ELΕλληνικά
ψευδώνυμο
psefdoˈnɪmo
ESEspañol
pseudo
ˈsjuːdoʊ
FAفارسی
نام مستعار
naam mosta'ar
FISuomi
nimimerkki
ˈnimimɛrkkɪ
FRFrançais
pseudo
ˈpøːdoʊ
HAHA
sunan guda
sunan guda
HEעברית
שם בדוי
shem badui
IDBahasa Indonesia
nama samaran
nama samaran
ITItaliano
pseudonimo
ˈpsɛudoːnimo
KMKM
ឈ្មោះប្ដូរ
chhmoah bt'oeur
MRMR
नावाचा पर्याय
naavacha paryay
MSBahasa Melayu
nama samaran
nama samaran
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံအမည်
pon-sann a-mi
NLNederlands
pseudoniem
ˈpsjuːdoːˌnɛim
NONorsk
pseudonym
ˈpsjuːdoʊnɪm
PLPolski
pseudonim
pseuˈdɔnɪm
PTPortuguês
pseudo
ˈsjuːdoʊ
RORomână
pseudonim
pseuˈdoʊnɪm
RUРусский
псевдоним
psevdoˈnɪm
SVSvenska
pseudonym
ˈpsjuːdoʊnɪm
SWKiswahili
jina la uongo
jina la uongo
TAதமிழ்
மெய்ப்பெயர்
meyppēr
TEతెలుగు
కులనామం
kula nāmam
THไทย
ชื่อสมมติ
cheu sommati
TLTL
palatandaan
palatandaan
TRTürkçe
takma isim
takma isim
UKУкраїнська
псевдонім
psevdoˈnɪm
URاردو
مخفی نام
makhfi naam
VITiếng Việt
tên giả
ten giả