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pseudoscientific

/ˌsjuːdəʊˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/adjective

उच्चारण स्यूडोसायन्टिफ़िक

छद्म-वैज्ञानिक, विज्ञान का दिखावा करने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    claiming to be scientific, or appearing to be based on science, but not actually based on proper scientific methods

    छद्म-वैज्ञानिक, विज्ञान का दिखावा करने वाला

    • The advertisement made pseudoscientific claims about curing baldness.
    • Astrology is often described as pseudoscientific.

    Synonyms unscientific bogus spurious

    Opposite scientific evidence-based

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

unscientific bogus spurious

Antonyms

scientific evidence-based

§Grammar and usage

The p in pseudo- is silent, so pseudoscientific begins with the sound 'syoo' or 'soo'.

Pseudo- का p नहीं बोला जाता, इसलिए pseudoscientific की शुरुआत 'syoo' या 'soo' की ध्वनि से होती है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek pseudēs, meaning false.

यह Greek शब्द pseudēs से बना है, जिसका अर्थ झूठा है।