fallacious

English

Etymology

fallacy +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fə.ˈleɪ.ʃəs/
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

fallacious (comparative more fallacious, superlative most fallacious)

Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.

Usage notes

Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.

Related terms

Translations

characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken

Bulgarian: погрешен (bg) (pogrešen), измамен (bg) (izmamen)
Dutch: bedrieglijk (nl)
Finnish: virheellinen (fi), paikkansapitämätön, (literary, poetic) erheellinen (fi)
French: fallacieux (fr)
Kyrgyz: жаңылыштык (ky) (cañılıştık), ката (ky) (kata)
Maori: hāwatewate

Portuguese: falacioso
Russian: оши́бочный (ru) (ošíbočnyj)
Spanish: erróneo (es)
Swedish: felaktig (sv)
Turkish: yanlış (tr), yanılgılı

deceptive or misleading

Bulgarian: неверен (bg) (neveren), лъжлив (bg) (lǎžliv)
Finnish: harhaanjohtava (fi), pettävä (fi), erehdyttävä (fi)
German: irreführend (de), trügerisch (de)
Latin: fallax

Portuguese: erróneo (pt)
Russian: ло́жный (ru) (lóžnyj), обма́нчивый (ru) (obmánčivyj)
Turkish: aldatıcı (tr), yanıltıcı (tr)

See also

Further reading

fallacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
fallacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
fallacious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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