pseudoconscience

noun

A mindset or mental faculty that is mistaken for a conscience but lacks the truly ethical nature thereof.

“a pseudoconscience that imposes unfairness while allegedly upholding fairness”

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Meanings

noun

alternative pseudo-conscience

  1. A mindset or mental faculty that is mistaken for a conscience but lacks the truly ethical nature thereof.

    a pseudoconscience that imposes unfairness while allegedly upholding fairness

  2. misconstructionMisconstruction of pseudoconsciousness.

Origin

From pseudo- + conscience.

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APA

pseudoconscience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoconscience

MLA

“pseudoconscience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoconscience. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoconscience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoconscience.

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