"pseudoenlightenment" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudoenlightenment on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pseudoenlightenments [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + enlightenment. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pseudo-|enlightenment}} pseudo- + enlightenment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudoenlightenment (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoenlightenments)
  1. False enlightenment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudoenlightenment-en-noun-FyPicnX6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "One such audience member, catching a ray of pseudoenlightenment, realizes that watching a woman bash people to death for three years has turned him into \"a feminist.\"",
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