pseudoscience
any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
Origin of pseudoscience
1Other words from pseudoscience
- pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic [soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik], /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjective
- pseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun
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How to use pseudoscience in a sentence
But when medical doctors “prescribe” pseudoscientific remedies, it becomes dangerous.
Warning: “Natural Medicine” Is Often Code for “Pseudoscience” | Russell Saunders | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt times, the Whole Foods selection slips from the pseudoscientific into the quasi-religious.
Whole Foods: America’s Temple of Pseudoscience | Michael Schulson | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFranks was not relying on pseudoscientific nuttery about the lady-parts shutting down pregnancy in the case of rape.
Rep. Trent Franks: Just Another Idiot When It Comes to Abortion | Michelle Cottle | June 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pseudoscientific synonym pheno-methylene-formate carries the idea that Pyo-Atoxin is a definite chemical substance.
Today, despite its reforms, it is supported by an ingenious system of pseudoscientific charlatanry.
The Great American Fraud | Samuel Hopkins Adams
Crowd-propaganda is often full of pseudoscientific jargon of this sort.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinAn increasing number of esoteric, exotic, scientific, or pseudoscientific sects today bear witness to the same.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinI replied that these pseudoscientific “facts” had long been commonplaces.
Shakespeare, Bacon and the Great Unknown | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) /
a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science
Derived forms of pseudoscience
- pseudoscientific, adjective
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Cultural definitions for pseudoscience
[ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ]
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