"pseudohistory" meaning in English

See pseudohistory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudohistories [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + history, coined around 1815, after New Latin pseudo-historia (since 1654 or earlier according to OED). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|history}} pseudo- + history, {{der|en|NL.|pseudo-historia}} New Latin pseudo-historia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudohistory (countable and uncountable, plural pseudohistories)
  1. (derogatory) False history. Tags: countable, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pseudohistory-en-noun-OBlS6TvS
  2. (derogatory) 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. Tags: countable, derogatory, uncountable Translations (any work that claims to be history, but does not use established historiographical methods): bréagstair [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-pseudohistory-en-noun-CDX4ZB7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'any work that claims to be history, but does not use established historiographical methods': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pseudo-history Hypernyms: pseudo-scholarship Hyponyms: euhemerization (english: mythology & popular beliefs) Related terms: pseudohistorian, pseudohistorical, antihistory Coordinate_terms: quasihistorical

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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