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Pseudoscience

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A theory, methodology, or practice that is considered to be without scientific foundation.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any body of knowledge purported to be scientific or supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. False or pretended science; a pretended science.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions

Word Usage

"The term pseudoscience is also often applied to theories which are falsifiable and have in fact been falsified and discarded. astrological theories predicted regular planetary effects on the earth and human health, but testing those failed."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

false belief fallacy

Hyponym

astrology alchemy star divination

Form

pseudoscientifically pseudoscientific

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

alliance appliance compliance defiance noncompliance

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

inexpertness esotericism fmri representment abstractness