fallacious
/fə-lā′shəs/
adjective
  1. intended to deceive
    fallacious testimony
  2. containing or based on a fallacy
    an unsound argument
  3. based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
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Merriam-Webster
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FALLACIOUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
fallacious adjective · fal·​la·​cious fə-ˈlā-shəs · 1 · : containing a fallacy · a fallacious argument · 2 · : leading in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief · fallaciously adverb · fallaciousness noun · ...
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Vocabulary.com
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Fallacious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Definitions of fallacious · adjective containing or based on a fallacy · “fallacious reasoning” · synonyms: unsound · invalid · having no cogency or legal force · adjective based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information · ...
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Dictionary.com
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FALLACIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
fallaciousness noun · nonfallacious adjective · nonfallaciously adverb · nonfallaciousness noun · unfallacious adjective · unfallaciously adverb · First recorded in 1500–10, fallacious is from the Latin word fallāciōsus deceitful, deceptive. See fallacy, -ous ·
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Cambridge Dictionary
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FALLACY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
[ + that clause ] It is a common fallacy that only men are good at math. adjective [ not gradable ] us · Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio · /fəˈleɪ·ʃəs/ a fallacious argument (Definition of fallacy from the Cambridge Academic ...
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Cambridge Dictionary
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FALLACIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
fallacious adjective, at fallacy ... /ˈæl.ɚ.dʒi/ a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances About this ·...
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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fallacious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
Definition of fallacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Oxford English Dictionary
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fallacious, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Etymons: French fallacieux. ... The earliest known use of the adjective fallacious is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
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Collins Dictionary
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FALLACIOUS definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
adjective · If an idea, argument, or reason is fallacious, it is wrong because it is based on a fallacy. [formal] Their main argument is fallacious. Synonyms: incorrect, wrong, mistaken, false More Synonyms of fallacious · You may also like ...
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YourDictionary
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Fallacious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
adjective · Containing a fallacy; erroneous. Fallacious reasoning. Webster's New World · Similar definitions · Misleading or deceptive. Webster's New World · Similar definitions · Causing disappointment; delusive. Webster's New World · Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
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ICAR
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Fallacies 1: Contemporary approaches | Dictionnaire de l'argumentation 2021
Etymologically, the noun fallacy and the adjective fallacious come from the Latin fallacia, meaning “deception, » « trick”, or even “spell.” This deception can be defined as a verbal deception, as expressed by the adjective fallaciloquus, meaning “[he] who deceives by words, cunning” ...
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Longman
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fallacious | meaning of fallacious in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfallaciousfal‧la‧cious /fəˈleɪʃəs/ adjective formal WRONG/INCORRECTcontaining or based on false ideas Such an argument is misleading, if not wholly fallacious.
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Merriam-Webster
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FALLACIOUS Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for FALLACIOUS: unreasonable, irrational, unreasoning, illegitimate, misleading, unreasoned, illogical, absurd; Antonyms of FALLACIOUS: reasonable, logical, valid, rational, sound, wise, sensible, justified
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Vocabulary.com
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Fallacy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Fallacy comes from the Latin fallacia, for deceit. It technically means a flaw in an argument that makes it deceptive or misleading. In poetry, the "pathetic fallacy" is the false idea that things like rocks or stars have human feelings (pathos).
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FALLACY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
a false or mistaken idea; erroneous character : erroneousness; deceptive appearance : deception… See the full definition
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Lexicon Learning
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FALLACIOUS | Definition and Meaning
(adjective) an illogical or delusional quality; delusive; e.g. They received fallacious hopes and well-wishes by people who actually disliked them a lot. Select a language from the dropdown and click "Translate Now" to see this word in your preferred language.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Fallacious Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
fallacious (adjective) fallacious /fəˈleɪʃəs/ adjective · fallacious · /fəˈleɪʃəs/ adjective · Britannica Dictionary definition of FALLACIOUS · [more fallacious; most fallacious] formal · : containing a mistake : not true or accurate ...
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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fallacy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
fallacious · adjective · fallacy · noun · fall apart · phrasal verb · fall away · phrasal verb · justification · noun · From the Word list · OPAL written words ·