FALLACY


Meaning of FALLACY in English

noun

1.

a false or erroneous idea

his argument is based on a fallacy

Synonyms: erroneousness, error, fallaciousness, falsehood, falseness, falsity, untruth

Related Word: misconception, misconstrual, misinterpretation, misunderstanding

Contrasted words: comprehension, grasp, understanding; correctitude, correctness, truth

Antonyms: verity

2.

unsound and misleading reasoning

the fallacy of her theory is clearly evident

Synonyms: casuistry, deception, deceptiveness, delusion, equivocation, sophism, sophistry, speciousness, spuriousness

Related Word: elusion, evasion, inconsistency, quibble, quibbling

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