fallacious

CEFRC2

/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Based on a mistaken idea or false reasoning.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Deceptive or misleading.

Examples

  • Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.

  • Tom messaged Mary a fallacious article on margarine and regretted it afterwards.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English fallacious; equivalent to fallacy + -ous.