pseudoaltruistic

adjective

Apparently, but not actually, altruistic.

OriginEnglish altruistic ← French altruisme ← Old French autrui →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

adjectivepseudoaltruistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApparently, but not actually, altruistic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  7. Proto-Italic*aljos
  8. Proto-Italic*aliteros
  9. Latinalterī
  10. Vulgar Latin*alterui
  11. Old Frenchautrui
  12. Frenchautrui
  13. Frenchaltruisme
  14. Englishaltruism
  15. Englishaltruist
  16. Englishaltruistic
  17. Englishpseudoaltruistic

From pseudo- + altruistic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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