Real Dictionary

pseudo in American English
sham; false; spurious; pretended; counterfeit
adjective: not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham

pseudo in British English
adjective: not genuine; pretended

pseudo-
prefix: Pseudo- is used to form adjectives and nouns that indicate that something is not the thing it is claimed to be. For example, if you describe a country as a pseudo-democracy, you mean that it is not really a democracy, although its government claims that i

pseudo- in American English
fictitious, pretended, or sham
combining form: a combining form meaning “false,” “pretended,” “ unreal,” used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual); in scientific use, pseudo- denotes close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and

pseudo- in British English
combining form: false, pretending, or unauthentic