Fallacious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

containing or based on a fallacy

intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fælˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/falˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/falˈeɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fælˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

fallacious reasoning
an unsound argument
deceitful advertising

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deceitful unsound fraudulent

Parts of Speech

adjective	containing or based on a fallacy “fallacious reasoning”
adjective	intended to deceive; ; ; - S.T.Coleridge “deceitful advertising”
adjective	based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information “fallacious hope”

Word Forms

fallacy	noun	a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
fallaciousness	noun	result of a fallacy or error in reasoning
unsoundness	noun	a misconception that is fallacious and not true or valid
deceitfulness	noun	the quality of being crafty
fraudulence	noun	the quality of being fraudulent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trügerisch

einen Irrtum enthalten oder darauf basieren

🇫🇷French

fallacieux

contenant ou basé sur une erreur

🇪🇸Spanish

erróneo

que contiene o se basa en una falacia

🇮🇹Italian

fallace

contenente o basato su un errore

🇳🇱Dutch

bedrieglijk

die een denkfout bevat of daarop gebaseerd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

falacioso

contendo ou baseado em uma falácia

🇷🇺Russian

ошибочный

содержащий или основанный на заблуждении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग़लत

किसी भ्रांति से युक्त या उस पर आधारित

🇧🇩Bengali

মিথ্যা

ধারণ করে বা একটি ভুলের উপর ভিত্তি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான

ஒரு தவறான தன்மையைக் கொண்டுள்ளது அல்லது அடிப்படையாக கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసపూరితమైన

తప్పును కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా దాని ఆధారంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रामक

युक्त किंवा चुकीवर आधारित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રામક

ભ્રામકતા ધરાવે છે અથવા તેના પર આધારિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾದ

ತಪ್ಪನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಆಧರಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായ

ഒരു തെറ്റ് ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ

ਇੱਕ ਭਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਾਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط

غلط فہمی پر مشتمل یا اس پر مبنی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谬误的

包含或基于谬误

🇯🇵Japanese

誤った

誤謬を含んでいる、または誤謬に基づいている

🇰🇷Korean

그릇된

오류를 포함하거나 오류에 기반을 두고 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngụy biện

chứa hoặc dựa trên một sai lầm

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดพลาด

มีหรืออยู่บนพื้นฐานของการเข้าใจผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keliru

mengandung atau didasarkan pada kekeliruan

🇵🇭Filipino

maling akala

naglalaman o batay sa isang kamalian

🇲🇾Malay

keliru

mengandungi atau berdasarkan kekeliruan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغالطة

تحتوي على مغالطة أو مبنية عليها

🇮🇷Persian

مغالطه آمیز

حاوی یا مبتنی بر یک مغالطه

🇹🇷Turkish

yanıltıcı

bir yanılgıyı içeren veya buna dayanan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּטעֶה

מכיל או מבוסס על כשל

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