pseudoimprovement

noun

An apparent improvement that does not represent a real bettering of the situation.

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Meanings

nounpseudoimprovement (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoimprovements)

plural pseudoimprovements

  1. countableuncountableAn apparent improvement that does not represent a real bettering of the situation.

Origin

From pseudo- + improvement.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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