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- pronunciation:
- fae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
fallacies |
definition 1: |
a false or misleading idea or notion, especially one that is commonly held.
It is a fallacy that simply being cold can cause one to catch a cold; there is always an infectious agent involved. |
definition 2: |
a logically unsound element in an argument or line of reasoning.
- synonyms:
- misconception
- antonyms:
- verity
- similar words:
- error, flaw, inconsistency, mistake, non sequitur, sophism
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definition 3: |
the nature or quality of being incorrect or misleading in reasoning; erroneousness.
- synonyms:
- falsity
- antonyms:
- correctness, verity
- similar words:
- inconsistency, paralogism, sophism, sophistry
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related words: |
delusion, hole, illusion |
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