Pseudo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːdoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːdəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːdəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːdoʊ/.

Examples

a pseudo esthete
pseudoclassic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imposter sham shammer faker fraud pseud role player pretender impostor fake

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
adjective	(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of “a pseudo esthete”

Word Forms

pretend	verb	behave unnaturally or affectedly
fake	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
fake	verb	tamper, with the purpose of deception
sham	adjective	adopted in order to deceive
sham	verb	make a pretence of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pseudo-

eine Person, die betrügerische Vorspiegelungen macht

🇪🇸Spanish

seudo

una persona que hace pretensiones engañosas

🇮🇹Italian

pseudo-

una persona che fa finzioni ingannevoli

🇷🇺Russian

псевдо

человек, который делает лживые притворства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छद्म

वह व्यक्ति जो कपटपूर्ण दिखावा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ছদ্ম

একজন ব্যক্তি যে প্রতারণামূলক ভান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

போலி

வஞ்சகமான பாசாங்கு செய்யும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నకిలీ

మోసపూరిత వేషాలు చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

छद्म

एक व्यक्ती जो फसव्या ढोंग करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્યુડો

એક વ્યક્તિ જે કપટપૂર્ણ ઢોંગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಸಿ

ಮೋಸದ ಸೋಗು ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കപട

വഞ്ചനാപരമായ ഭാവങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਡੋ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھدم

ایک شخص جو دھوکہ دہی کا ڈھونگ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伪

装模作样的人

🇯🇵Japanese

擬似

欺瞞的なふりをする人

🇰🇷Korean

의사

거짓된 척을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả

một người giả vờ lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

หลอก

บุคคลที่แสร้งทำเป็นหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

semu

orang yang membuat kepura-puraan yang menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زائف

الشخص الذي يقدم ادعاءات خادعة

🇮🇷Persian

شبه

فردی که تظاهر به فریبکاری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sözde

aldatıcı iddialarda bulunan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְדוּמֶה

אדם שעושה התחזות מרמה

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