pseudoscience

noun

pseu·​do·​sci·​ence ˌsü-dō-ˈsī-ən(t)s How to pronounce pseudoscience (audio)
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
pseudoscientific adjective
pseudoscientist noun

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The hallmark of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is the sense of dread that mounts while Yvonne grows more and more susceptible to a figment of utopia built on wellness pseudoscience. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 There’s some overlap [in that global warming was also] a also topic that was considered pseudoscience and fringe, and there was a stigma around scientists talking about it. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025 Kennedy’s confirmation is a victory for Trump, and a clear message that Senate Republicans are willing to embrace pseudoscience in their unwavering deference to him. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025 Evidence increases freedom From the 20th-century belief that instruction should be tailored to students’ skull shape to the 1970s movement promoting unstructured learning in classrooms without walls, pseudoscience and fads have obstructed improvements in education. Nicole M. McNeil, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pseudoscience

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First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pseudoscience was in 1796

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“Pseudoscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudoscience. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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pseudoscience

noun
pseu·​do·​sci·​ence ˌsüd-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s How to pronounce pseudoscience (audio)
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
pseudoscientific adjective
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