Pseudo- or pseudo- is a compositional element of the language that is used as a prefix It comes from the Greek ψεῦδο and means false.It indicates an imitation, similar deceit or falsehood, and is placed before the discipline, profession , concept, person or thing to which it resembles, or that which is directly false.
In the English language it has an additional meaning, since it refers to a person who has misleading pretensions; also describes a person who pretends to be an intellectual, or someone who is false, or imitates in bad faith someone else. Examples
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