A psychological condition, otherwise known as pathological or compulsive lying, in which the sufferer habitually lies. The lies are caused by an internal need to lie, not environmental or social factors. Unlike in psychotic or delusional disorders, people with this condition can recognize they are lying, though they may be unwilling to do it, leading to anger, confusion, and (in some cases) violence following confrontation.
My friend has a terrible case of pseudologia fantastica. She says she's had ten different kinds of cancers, but she's never even been inside a hospital.
by Witchcirce August 10, 2010
Get the pseudologia fantastica mug.1. The non-study and non-research of current news and declaring it fake if it disagrees with your world view.
2. The practice of not verifying claims that agree with your worldview and passing it off as proof that your worldview is correct.
3. Pseudologist - a person who makes a living, or a profession out of pseudology.
2. The practice of not verifying claims that agree with your worldview and passing it off as proof that your worldview is correct.
3. Pseudologist - a person who makes a living, or a profession out of pseudology.
1. The easily verifible news contradicted Donald's worldview, so he declared that it was fake. Donald has practiced pseudology.
2. Claims were made that an Oregon white supremacist was a Bernie Sanders supporter because of quotes found on a Twitter page bearing the white supremacist's name. Instead of spending 10 minutes looking this up, Jethro used this as proof that liberals were violent. Had he verified the claim, he would have discovered that the Oregon white supremacist shared a name with someone who was indeed a Sanders supporter, and the actual white supremacist supported the same candidate as Jethro. This is an example of pseudology.
3. Alex is working to cause mistrust in easily verifiable events; even declaring in a court of law that his activities and claims were made up. Alex has made a career out of this and he has become a pseudologist.
2. Claims were made that an Oregon white supremacist was a Bernie Sanders supporter because of quotes found on a Twitter page bearing the white supremacist's name. Instead of spending 10 minutes looking this up, Jethro used this as proof that liberals were violent. Had he verified the claim, he would have discovered that the Oregon white supremacist shared a name with someone who was indeed a Sanders supporter, and the actual white supremacist supported the same candidate as Jethro. This is an example of pseudology.
3. Alex is working to cause mistrust in easily verifiable events; even declaring in a court of law that his activities and claims were made up. Alex has made a career out of this and he has become a pseudologist.
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by William Hayes April 11, 2010
Get the Pseudo-Hot mug.Created solely as an attempt to display the author's intellectual prowess though actually void of real pith; intellectualism as style rather than substance. Often relies on heavy name dropping and erudite, obscure terminology instead of easily understood, common words.
As much as I like DJ Spooky, when he starts talking on the CD I always skip the tracks to avoid his long pseudointellectual musings.
by Ryan March 9, 2005
Get the pseudointellectual mug.Someone who pretends to hate society and deny every having a part of society, but only do it to conform with their friends or their social groups. They claim that everyone in society hates them.
John, "Hey Ted. What are you doing?"
Ted, "Hating all of society because nobody likes me."
John, "I like you. You've been my best friend for years."
Ted, "That's a lie. I know you hate me. Now, if you don't mind, I've got to go hang around with other people with like minded ideas."
John, "But, you just said you hate everyone and everyone hates you. C'mon, don't be a pseudononconformist."
Ted, "..."
See: Emo;Goth
Ted, "Hating all of society because nobody likes me."
John, "I like you. You've been my best friend for years."
Ted, "That's a lie. I know you hate me. Now, if you don't mind, I've got to go hang around with other people with like minded ideas."
John, "But, you just said you hate everyone and everyone hates you. C'mon, don't be a pseudononconformist."
Ted, "..."
See: Emo;Goth
by Funkymunk July 16, 2009
Get the Pseudononconformist mug.Pseudocode is a description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages, but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax. It can also refer to a high level 'language' whose aim is to generalise the logic and program flow of a computer program
An example of how pseudocode differs from regular code is below.
Regular code (written in PHP):
<?php
if (is_valid($cc_number)) {
execute_transaction($cc_number, $order);
} else {
show_failure();
}
?>
Pseudocode:
if credit card number is valid
execute transaction based on number and order
else
show a generic failure message
end if
Regular code (written in PHP):
<?php
if (is_valid($cc_number)) {
execute_transaction($cc_number, $order);
} else {
show_failure();
}
?>
Pseudocode:
if credit card number is valid
execute transaction based on number and order
else
show a generic failure message
end if
by georgi July 24, 2006
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