Pseudo

Morpheme

Pseudo

Type

bound base

Denotation

lying, false, untrue, deceived, beguiled, feigned, wrong, erroneous, in appearance only, resembling

Etymology

from pseud + -o-; Ancient Greek pseudḗs, from pseúdein

Evidence

pseudepigraphic, pseudoabsence, pseudoaccidental, pseudoachalasia, pseudoachondroplasia, pseudoachromatic, pseudoadaptation, pseudoaddict, pseudoadult, pseudoaffectionate, pseudoafferent, pseudoalign, pseudoanalytical, pseudoanaphylactic, pseudoanaphylaxis, pseudoanemia, pseudoaneurysm, pseudoanodontia, pseudoanticline, pseudoapologetic, pseudoapostle, pseudoappendicitis, pseudoapproximation, pseudoasymmetry, pseudoatomic, pseudoatrophy, pseudocatalytic, pseudocommunal, pseudocompact, pseudocompensatory, pseudocomplemented, pseudocomplex, pseudocomponent, pseudoconcave, pseudoconcept, pseudoconditioned, pseudoconditioning, pseudoconformity, pseudocongruence, pseudoconscious, pseudocontact, pseudoconvex, pseudocorrect, pseudocorrelation, pseudodeficiency, pseudodementia, pseudodepression, pseudodiagnosis, pseudodiarrhea, pseudodifferential, pseudodiffusion, pseudoeducational, pseudoeffective, pseudoemotional, pseudoenlightenment, pseudoenzyme, pseudoephedrine, pseudoepidemic, pseudoepileptic, pseudoevidence, pseudoexacerbation, pseudoexfoliation, pseudohomophone, pseudohyperbolic, pseudohypoxic, pseudoimpartial, pseudoimprovement, pseudoindependent, pseudoinfinite, pseudoisochromatic, pseudoisomer, pseudoobstruction, pseudoparalysis, pseudoparasite, pseudoparenchyma, pseudoperiod, pseudoperiplasm, pseudoperoxidase, pseudoprecision, pseudoprefix, pseudopregnancy, pseudoprofession, pseudoprogression, pseudoreaction, pseudorecombinant, pseudoreduction, pseudoreflexive, pseudoreform, pseudoselector, pseudosubstrate, pseudosyllogism, pseudosymmetry, pseudosynchronous, pseudosynesthesia

Notes

modern base before prefixes and connecting vowels

See Also

Pseud, -o-

Homographs

Pseudo