Meaning of pseudohistory | Babel Free

Definitions

1. False history.
   countable, derogatory, uncountable
2. Any work claiming to be a historical account without using established historiographical methods, especially one using personal speculation or questionable evidence without necessary care or concern for the truth.
   countable, derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“When asked what could possibly justify⟳ their aggression, they responded with nothing but pseudohistory and mythology.”

“The contemptible trick⟳ practised by Mr. Anderson, in the first chapter of his pseudo-history, must not pass⟳ without due correction.”

“Also of note⟳: 102 pulp novels by L. Ron Hubbard, 90 books by the Young Earth creationist pastor John F. MacArthur, and multiple works of aliens-built-the-pyramids pseudo-history by Erich von Däniken.”

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