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Pseudoactive

/ˌ(p)suːdəʊˈaktɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

Apparently, but not truly, active..

Example Sentences

[…] to avoid awareness of ideas and feelings associated with the stressful event, to compensate for an immature level of ego development, and to continue a pseudoactive but actually passive-dependent life trajectory.
[…] our inadequate agency and our passivity may narcissistically ensnare us into believing that we are indeed in charge of the whole complex of events and thus determine a pseudoactive sense of futile activity.

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What does pseudoactive mean?

Pseudoactive means Apparently, but not truly, active..

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How do you use pseudoactive in a sentence?

[…] to avoid awareness of ideas and feelings associated with the stressful event, to compensate for an immature level of ego development, and to continue a pseudoactive but actually passive-dependent life trajectory.

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