sciolism

unzählbar

A noun referring to a pretentious display of superficial knowledge or a shallow understanding of a subject.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die oberflächliche Vortäuschung von Wissen oder ein nur geringes Verständnis einer Sache bezeichnet.

1. Superficial knowledge C2 formal

   A pretentious display of shallow or superficial knowledge, often presented as if it were deep and comprehensive.

   • His lecture was full of sciolism, impressing only those who knew little about the subject.
   • The article was criticized for its sciolism, lacking any real depth or research.
   • She was accused of sciolism after making broad claims without proper evidence.

   🇩🇪Oberflächliches Wissen

   Synonyme: pretensionquackeryshallownesssmatteringsophistrysuperficiality

• sciolisms plural form
• sciolisms' possessive plural form
• sciolism's possessive singular form