Etymograph

English

pseudosyncope

From pseudo- + syncope.

Formed from pseudo- + syncope

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Hellenic *kopt͏̌ō

Ancient Greek κόπτω ‘to strike’

Ancient Greek συγκόπτω ‘cut up’

Ancient Greek συγκοπή ‘syncope, cutting a word short by striking out…’

Latin syncopē

English syncope

Today it means

noun A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenically; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamic and electroencephalographic changes.

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Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudosyncope”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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