pseudoinnocent

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adjective

Having a false appearance of innocence.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Having a false appearance of innocence.
nounpseudoinnocent (plural pseudoinnocents)

plural pseudoinnocents

  1. rareA person who conveys a false air of innocence.

    I will not play Giono's game or that of some country literary aristocrat or that of the pseudoinnocents who dance their attendance upon the Academy as they would upon an aged wealthy aunt […]

    1996, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Bernanos: An Ecclesial Existence

Origin

From pseudo- + innocent.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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