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Added 9 October 2026

pseud

/s(j)uːd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pseud at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person who makes deceitful pretenses.

Origin

Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

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