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fallacious

/fəˈleɪʃəs/adjective

उच्चारण फ़लेशस

भ्रामक, गलत, तर्कदोष वाला

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adjective
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    formal

    wrong because based on a false idea or a mistaken argument

    भ्रामक, गलत, तर्कदोष वाला

    • a fallacious argument that confuses cause and effect
    • The report's conclusions are fallacious.
    • It is fallacious to think that more hours of study always mean better marks.
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    • The speaker's fallacious reasoning was soon pointed out.
    • The argument seems convincing but is fallacious.

    Synonyms false erroneous mistaken incorrect unsound

    Opposite correct sound valid true accurate

◇Word family
fallacy nounfallaciously adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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fal·la·cious

Double l and -cious (not 'falacious' or 'fallatious'); the noun fallacy (a false belief or a mistake in reasoning: 'It is a fallacy that money brings happiness').

दो l और अंत में -cious ('falacious' या 'fallatious' गलत है); noun fallacy (गलत धारणा या तर्क की गलती: 'It is a fallacy that money brings happiness')।

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Keep apart fallacious (based on wrong reasoning) and false (simply not true).

Fallacious (गलत तर्क पर आधारित) और false (बस सच नहीं) को अलग रखिए।