pseudodox

1 of 2

noun

pseu·​do·​dox

-äks

plural -es

: a false opinion or doctrine

pseudodox

2 of 2

adjective

"

: false especially in opinion or doctrine

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Greek pseudodoxos holding a false opinion, from pseudodoxein to hold a false opinion, from pseud- + doxa opinion

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