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{{Short pages monitor}}<!-- This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special:Shortpages. It '''Pseudointellectual''' is a usually pejorative term for someone who acts as though they are an [[intellectual]] when in reality they do not have the deep understanding of topics and open-mindedness necessary for such a classification. Often, it is associated with people who try to appear intellectual as a meands theo accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template:Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well.--quire a high [[social status]] and to act as though they are superior to others. The term has become popular in the [[21st century]] and the phenomenon is considered to be on the rise.<ref>http://www.loyarburok.com/2012/06/29/pseudo-intellectuals/</ref><ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pseudointellectual</ref>