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1. (adj.) fallacious
containing a fallacy; logically unsound:
fallacious arguments.
2. fallacious
deceptive; misleading.
Etymology: (1500–10; < L fallāx deceitful)
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| Definition of 'fallacious' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) fallacious, unsound
containing or based on a fallacy
"fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
2. (adj) deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent
intended to deceive
"deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
3. (adj) fallacious
based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
"fallacious hope"
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| Definition of 'fallacious' |
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1. (adj) fallacious
embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning
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Sense: wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning
a fallacious argument.
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 Afrikaans: misleidend, bedrieglik, v |
 Arabic: خَدّاع، مُضَلِّل |
 Bulgarian: лъжлив |
 Brazilian: falacioso |
 Czech: mylný, klamný |
 German: irreführend, falsch |
 Danish: fejlagtig; falsk |
 Greek: λαθεμένος |
 Spanish: erróneo, engañoso, falaz |
 Estonian: ekslik |
 Farsi: اشتباه؛ گمراه کننده |
 Finnish: virheellinen |
 French: fallacieux |
 Hebrew: מוּפרָך |
 Hindi: भ्रम में डालने वाला |
 Croatian: varav, koji obmanjuje |
 Hungarian: megtévesztő |
 Indonesian: keliru |
 Icelandic: villandi; rangur,órökrétt |
 Italian: fallace |
 Japanese: 誤った |
 Korean: 잘못된 |
 Lithuanian: klaidingas |
 Latvian: kļūdains; maldīgs; maldin |
 Malay: taakulan yang salah |
 Dutch: vals |
 Norwegian: feil, villedende, uholdba |
 Polish: błędny, złudny |
 Persian: اشتباه؛ گمراه کننده |
 Pashto: غولوونكى، تېر اېستونكى |
 Portuguese: falacioso |
 Romanian: greşit |
 Russian: ошибочный |
 Slovak: mylný |
 Slovenian: zmoten |
 Serbian: pogrešan |
 Swedish: bedräglig, falsk, vilsele |
 Thai: ซึ่งคิดไม่ถูกต้อง |
 Turkish: yanıltıcı |
 Taiwanese: 謬誤的, 不合理的 |
 Ukrainian: помилковий; облудний |
 Urdu: مغالطہ آمیز |
 Vietnamese: sai lầm |
 Chinese: 谬误的，不合理的 |
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