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    fal·la·cious
    /fəˈlāSHəs/

    adjective

    • 1. based on a mistaken belief: "fallacious arguments"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fallaciousFallacious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FALLACIOUS is embodying a fallacy. How to use fallacious in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFALLACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. formal uk / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / us / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not correct: His argument is based on fallacious reasoning. Synonyms. erroneous formal. false (NOT CORRECT) incorrect. untrue. wrong (NOT CORRECT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. wrong That's the wrong answer. Read the question again.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fallaciousFallacious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Something fallacious is a mistake that comes from too little information or unsound sources. Predictions that the whole state of California will snap off from the rest of North America and float away have proven to be fallacious — for now, anyway.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › fallaciousFALLACIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fallacious definition: containing a fallacy; logically unsound. See examples of FALLACIOUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFALLACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. containing a fallacy; erroneous. fallacious reasoning. 2. a. misleading or deceptive. b. causing disappointment; delusive.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFALLACIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. formal us / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / uk / fəˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not correct: His argument is based on fallacious reasoning. Synonyms. erroneous formal. false (NOT CORRECT) incorrect. untrue. wrong (NOT CORRECT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. wrong That's the wrong answer. Read the question again.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fallacyFallacy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    For them, a fallacy is reasoning that comes to a conclusion without the evidence to support it. This may have to do with pure logic, with the assumptions that the argument is based on, or with the way words are used, especially if they don't keep exactly the same meaning throughout the argument.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › fallaciousFallacious - definition of fallacious by The Free Dictionary

    Define fallacious. fallacious synonyms, fallacious pronunciation, fallacious translation, English dictionary definition of fallacious. adj. 1. Containing or based on a fallacy: a fallacious assumption. 2. Tending to mislead; deceptive: fallacious testimony. fal·la′cious·ly adv....

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › fallaciousFallacious Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    fallacious /fə ˈ leɪʃəs/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of FALLACIOUS. [more fallacious; most fallacious] formal. : containing a mistake : not true or accurate. a fallacious [= false] set of assumptions. fallacious [= misleading] arguments.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › fallaciousfallacious | meaning of fallacious in Longman Dictionary of ...

    fallacious meaning, definition, what is fallacious: containing or based on false ideas: Learn more.