"pseud" meaning in English

See pseud in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /s(j)uːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /suːd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseud.wav Forms: pseuds [plural]
Rhymes: -uːd Etymology: Possible clipping of pseudointellectual. From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pseudointellectual|nocap=1}} clipping of pseudointellectual, {{der|en|grc|ψευδής|t=false, lying}} Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseud (plural pseuds)
  1. (derogatory) An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Derived forms: pseudery Related terms: pseudo
    Sense id: en-pseud-en-noun-lHCGWNkk Disambiguation of People: 86 14 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 48 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /s(j)uːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /suːd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseud.wav
Rhymes: -uːd Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pseud
  1. (medicine, colloquial) Pseudomonas bacteria. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Medicine Categories (lifeform): Bacteria Related terms: pseudomonad
    Sense id: en-pseud-en-noun-AOsuMiYD Disambiguation of Bacteria: 26 73 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 54 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 48 1 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /s(j)uːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /suːd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseud.wav Forms: pseuds [plural]
Rhymes: -uːd Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseud (plural pseuds)
  1. (Internet slang) A pseudonym. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pseud-en-noun-7Z4yqXJQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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