Pseudoservice
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudoservice is a noun meaning (countable) Something offered or presented as a service that is not actually useful.
Meaning
(countable) Something offered or presented as a service that is not actually useful.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, Kantian philosophy) Formal or clerical rituals that are imagined to serve God, as distinguished from genuine good or pleasing actions.
Example Sentences
The pushing of doorbells, the recording of “contacts,” and the requirement of monthly reports all add up to expensive pseudoservices. At best they constitute a costly but useless frenzy of activity.
Word Forms
- pseudoservices
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonservice, pseudosolution, nonjob, pseudosecret, nonutility, pseudocolumn.
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