pseudo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
adjective (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

From Middle English, derived from prefix pseudo-, itself derived from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

And we have had perhaps more than enough of the pseudo Mrs Ragg. — A Sheaf of Corn, Mary E. Mann
“O miseri! quorum gaudia crimen habent!” [“O wretched men, whose pleasures are a crime!” --Pseudo Gallus, i. — Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete, Michel de Montaigne
This sort of pseudo reputation, whether for good or for evil, is not uncommon in the world. — Tancred; Or, The New Crusade, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseud, role player

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