EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -pseudo-a combining form meaning “false, ” “pretended, ” “unreal, ” used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).

Detailed explanation-2: -Pseudo is something or someone fake trying to pass as the real thing-a fraud or impostor. Pseudo can be a person who is a faker, but it’s usually a prefix. For example, a pseudo-intellectual is trying to convince you he has a great, educated mind, even though he doesn’t.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prefix pseudo-(from Greek , pseudes, “false") is used to mark something that superficially appears to be (or behaves like) one thing, but is something else. Subject to context, pseudo may connote coincidence, imitation, intentional deception, or a combination thereof.

Detailed explanation-4: -pseudolegal (not comparable) Having a superficial appearance of according with the legal profession but in reality lacking competence in it or flouting its values.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term “pseudo” is a prefix that is derived from the word “pseudes” in Greek language. It means “lying, false, fake, simulation, imitation or spurious” (1, 2).