pseudociência

See also: pseudociencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pseudosciencia (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ ciência.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽsiɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˌsew.du.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.du.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˌsew.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /piˌsew.do.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˌsew.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /ˌpsew.du.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.du.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpsew.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /ˌpsew.do.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpsew.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˌsew.du.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.du.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˌsew.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /piˌsew.do.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˌsew.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [piˌseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /ˌpsew.du.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.du.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpsew.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.duˈsjẽ.sjɐ], /ˌpsew.do.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpsew.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌpseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sjɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpsew.do.siˈẽ.si.a/ [ˌpseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpsew.doˈsjẽ.sja/ [ˌpseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sja], /piˌsew.do.siˈẽ.si.a/ [piˌseʊ̯.do.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /piˌsew.doˈsjẽ.sja/ [piˌseʊ̯.doˈsjẽ.sja]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpsew.dɔˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ [ˌpsew.ðɔˈsjẽ.sjɐ]

Noun

pseudociência f (plural pseudociências)

1. pseudoscience (purported science)

Related terms

• pseudocientífico
• pseudocientista

Further reading

• “pseudociência”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pseudociência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026