fallacious

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

fallacious (comparative more fallacious, superlative most fallacious)

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

Usage notes

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

Translations

Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken

Dutch: bedrieglijk (nl) Finnish: virheellinen, paikkansapitämätön; (literary, poetic) erheellinen French: fallacieux (fr)

Russian: ошибочный (ru) (ošíbočnyj) Spanish: erróneo (es)

Deceptive or misleading

Finnish: harhaanjohtava, pettävä, erehdyttävä

Russian: ложный (ru) (lóžnyj), обманчивый (ru) (obmánčivyj)

See also

• wrong
• incorrect
• illogical
• deceiving
• deceitful
• misleading
• delusive
• illusive
• illusory
• erroneous
• faulty
• specious

Related terms

• fail
• failure
• fallacy
• fallibilism
• fallibilist
• fallibility
• fallible
• false
• falsifiable
• falsification
• falsificator
• falsifier
• falsify
• falsity

External links

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