English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudohistory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. False history.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudohistory.wav

Word forms

pseudohistory pseudohistories pseudo-history

Etymology

From pseudo- + history, coined around 1815, after New Latin pseudo-historia (since 1654 or earlier according to OED).

Related words

pseudohistorian pseudohistorical antihistory
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