pseudo: Meaning and Definition of

pseu•do

1. not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
2. almost, approaching, or trying to be.

pseudo-

1. 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).