pseudointellectual
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English intellectual English pseudointellectual From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual.
- Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.
“[…] one wonders whether the function of statistical techniques in the social sciences is not primarily to provide a machinery for producing phoney corroborations and thereby a semblance of ‘scientific progress’ where, in fact, there is nothing but an increase in pseudo-intellectual garbage.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English intellectual English pseudointellectual From pseudo- (“false, fake”) + intellectual.
- A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
- A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than they actually are.
“The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping”