Pseudo

/ˈsuːdoʊ/ adjective

Not real or genuine, but made to seem like something it is not; fake or pretending.

From Greek *pseudos*, meaning 'lie' or 'falsehood'. English borrowed it through scientific and academic language, often as a prefix meaning 'false' or 'imitation'.

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