pseudo-science

A form of pseudoscience — Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).

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Meanings

nounpseudo-science (countable and uncountable, plural pseudo-sciences)

plural pseudo-sciences

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of pseudoscience.

Origin

From pseudo- + science, attested from 1796 (James Pettit Andrews, Robert Henry, History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the accession of James vi. of Scotland to the crown of England p. 87, in reference to alchemy).

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pseudo-science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-science

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“pseudo-science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-science. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudo-science,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudo-science.

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