pseudoscientist

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.

Equivalents

Españolseudocientífico

Françaispseudo-scientifique pseudoscientifique

DeutschAfter-Gelehrte After-Gelehrter AfterforscherAfterforscherin Aftergelehrte Aftergelehrter Afterwissenschaftler Afterwissenschaftlerin Pseudowissenschafter Pseudowissenschafterin Pseudowissenschaftler Pseudowissenschaftlerin Scheinwissenschaftler Scheinwissenschaftlerin

4 more languages

Suomipseudotieteilijä valetieteilijä

Nederlandspseudowetenschapper

Русскийлжеучёный псевдоучёный

Українськапсевдовче́ний псевдонауко́вець

Examples

“Near-synonym: scientician (in its modern sense ⟳)”

“The pseudoscientist will claim ⟳ that these theories are well supported by the evidence...”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

pseudosciurid pseudoscleroderma pseudosclerosis pseudosclerotium pseudoscope pseudoscopy

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