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pseudo-intellectualism 

The practice of using sophisticated terms and/or concepts incorrectly or without thorough understanding of their intricate nuances and thus resulting in a flawed body of knowledge (i.e. erroneous beliefs). Typically people who partake in pseudo-intellectualism do so with authority and conviction as a result of some effort to understand the concepts and/or terms but lack the mental capacity to synthesize true knowledge from their efforts and thus typically do not know they are intellectually mistaken.
Yeah, that dude Phillip and I got into a political discussion and he started talking about how Sanders wants to subsidize everything and how Trump economic policies will increase the value of the dollar. He clearly doesn't even know what the word "subsidize" means, that there is a fine example of some pseudo-intellectualism.
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Intellectually Stupid

When you think your kinda smart but then someone actually smart starts talking and you can feel your IQ drop like a rock.
John opened his mouth again and then I realized I was intellectually stupid

intellectualivity 

Intellectualivity - how much intellectual ability something takes.
"Robbing a bank removes all the intellectualivity from making money

cloacialtistic intellectualism 

The misuse of intilect to sound smarter than you are
Cloacialtistic intellectualism
The misuse of intilect to sound smarter than you are
"I have a extenuary library of books on human behavioralism in my den"

intelectuality 

another word for intelligence, describing how much one has
my intelectuality is not as good as it could be
intelectuality by samantha pye January 11, 2009

intellectualization 

Intellectualization is a defence mechanism where reasoning is used to block emotions.
Mary: Hey Harry, i know you cheated on me with your cousin!
Harry: Mary, that's impossible. First of all, as "you" know, i always wait 4 days and 47 hours between two sessions. Relying to that factor, your subconscious makes this stuff up because you can't look different at the situation, you're in your period time. So, shut the fuck up and go get me a beer. <humming>* Long live intellectualization!</humming>

Intellectually bankrupt 

no longer engage to debate issues in good faith, but instead seek to lie, distort, name-call, target, & destroy people/communities with any means possible
'The GOP is so intellectually bankrupt that they no longer engage to debate issues in good faith, but instead seek to lie, distort, name-call, target, & destroy people/communities w any means possible,' she wrote on Twitter.