Definitions for fallaciousfəˈleɪ ʃəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fal•la•ciousfəˈleɪ ʃəs(adj.)
containing a fallacy; logically unsound:
fallacious arguments.
deceptive; misleading.
Origin of fallacious:
1500–10; < L fallāx deceitful
fal•la′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fallacious, unsound(adj)
containing or based on a fallacy
"fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent(adj)
intended to deceive
"deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
fallacious(adj)
based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
"fallacious hope"
Wiktionary
fallacious(Adjective)
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
fallacious(Adjective)
Deceptive or misleading.
Webster Dictionary
Fallacious(adj)
embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning
Translations for fallacious
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- misleidend, bedrieglik, valsAfrikaans

- خَدّاع، مُضَلِّلArabic

- лъжливBulgarian

- falaciosoPortuguese (BR)

- mylný, klamnýCzech

- irreführend, falschGerman

- fejlagtig; falskDanish

- λαθεμένοςGreek

- erróneo, engañoso, falazSpanish

- ekslikEstonian

- اشتباه؛ گمراه کنندهFarsi

- virheellinenFinnish

- fallacieuxFrench

- מוּפרָךHebrew

- भ्रम में डालने वालाHindi

- varav, koji obmanjujeCroatian

- megtévesztőHungarian

- keliruIndonesian

- villandi; rangur,órökrétturIcelandic

- fallaceItalian

- 誤ったJapanese

- 잘못된Korean

- klaidingasLithuanian

- kļūdains; maldīgs; maldinošsLatvian

- taakulan yang salahMalay

- valsDutch

- feil, villedende, uholdbarNorwegian

- błędny, złudnyPolish

- اشتباه؛ گمراه کنندهPersian

- غولوونكى، تېر اېستونكىPashto

- falaciosoPortuguese

- greşitRomanian

- ошибочныйRussian

- mylnýSlovak

- zmotenSlovenian

- pogrešanSerbian

- bedräglig, falsk, vilseledandeSwedish

- ซึ่งคิดไม่ถูกต้องThai

- yanıltıcıTurkish

- 謬誤的, 不合理的Chinese (Trad.)

- помилковий; облуднийUkrainian

- مغالطہ آمیزUrdu

- sai lầmVietnamese

- 谬误的,不合理的Chinese (Simp.)

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