Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, derogatory, uncountable)Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).

  2. (countable, uncountable)Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction.

    Pseudowissenschaft

    псевдонау́каpsevdonaúka, лженау́каlženaúka

    псевдонау́каpsevdonaúka, лженау́каlženaúka

More definitions
  • an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Homeopathy is considered a pseudoscience and is no more effective than placebos.

    Гомеопатія вважається псевдонаукою і є не більш ефективною за плацебо. — deniko

    ruСчитается, что гомеопатия — псевдонаука и пользы от неё не больше, чем от плацебо. — Karok

  2. This is pseudoscience.

    Це псевдонаука. — deniko

    ruЭто псевдонаука. — marafon

  3. Creationism is pseudoscience.

    Креаціонізм — псевдонаука. — deniko

    ruКреационизм — это псевдонаука. — admor82

  4. What makes accepted medical practice "pseudoscience," other than your transphobic feelings?

  5. People are more inclined to believe in pseudoscience that flatters their preconceived notions.

Translations

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Forms

plural: pseudosciences

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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