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Noun: pseudoscience  ,s(y)oo-dow'sI-un(t)s
  1. An activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
    "Many consider homoeopathy a pseudoscience due to its lack of scientific evidence"

Derived forms: pseudosciences

Type of: fallacy, false belief

Encyclopedia: Pseudoscience