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pseudo

English

Etymology

From Middle English, derived from prefix pseudo-, itself derived from Ancient Greek ?????? (pseud?s, false, lying)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s(j)u?d??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?su?do?/
  • Rhymes: -u?d??

Noun

pseudo (plural pseudos)

  1. An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
  2. A poseur; one who is fake.
  3. (travel industry, informal) pseudo-city code
  4. (Internet, clipping) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
  5. Clipping of pseudoephedrine.

Alternative forms

  • pseud

References

  • The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

Adjective

pseudo (not comparable)

  1. Other than what is apparent; spurious; sham.
  2. Insincere.

Translations

References

  • The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

Anagrams

  • does up, doupes, souped

French

Etymology

Clipping of pseudonyme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psø.do/

Noun

pseudo m (plural pseudos)

  1. A nickname, handle or pseudonym.

Further reading

  • “pseudo” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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hypocrite

English

Etymology

Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Ecclesiastical Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ????????? (hupokrit?s, actor, hypocrite), from ??????????? (hupokrínomai, I answer, act, feign).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?.p?.k??t/

Noun

hypocrite (plural hypocrites)

  1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

Synonyms

  • flip-flopper

Translations

See also

  • two-faced
  • double standard
  • hypocritical

Anagrams

  • rheotypic

French

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.p?.k?it/

Adjective

hypocrite (plural hypocrites)

  1. hypocritical

Derived terms

  • hypocritement

Noun

hypocrite m or f (plural hypocrites)

  1. hypocrite

Synonyms

  • (informal) faux-cul, faux cul, faux jeton

Further reading

  • “hypocrite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

  • chypriote, Chypriote

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