Meanings
comparative more fallacious · superlative most fallacious
- Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
There is a widely diffused notion that among all specimens of animal creation man alone possesses any glimmering of reason. This notion is largely fallacious. It is one of those ideas, based upon superficial knowledge, which appeal to the sophisticated modern public.
1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 3Synonyms: erroneous, incorrect, wrong · Antonyms: accurate, correct, true
- Deceptive or misleading.
Synonyms: deceitful, deceiving, mendacious, misdirective
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
adjectiveDeceptive or misleading.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveinvolving deception
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfallācia
- Old Frenchfallacieux
- Englishfallacious
From Old French fallacieux (whence -acious), from Latin fallācia, from fallāx, from fallere.
More words from Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian погрешен, измамен
- погрешен (pogrešen)characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- измамен (izmamen)characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- неверен (neveren)deceptive or misleading
- лъжлив (lăžliv)deceptive or misleading
Chinese Mandarin 謬誤的 /谬误的
- 謬誤的 /谬误的characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Dutch bedrieglijk
- bedrieglijkcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Finnish virheellinen, paikkansapitämätön
- virheellinencharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- paikkansapitämätöncharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- erheellinencharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- harhaanjohtavadeceptive or misleading
- pettävädeceptive or misleading
- erehdyttävädeceptive or misleading
French fallacieux
- fallacieuxcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
German irreführend, trügerisch
- irreführenddeceptive or misleading
- trügerischdeceptive or misleading
Irish fallásach
- fallásachcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Latin falsus, fallāx
- falsuscharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- fallāxdeceptive or misleading
Māori hāwatewate, tipatipa
- hāwatewatecharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- tipatipacharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Polish mylny, chybiony
- mylnycharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- chybionycharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Portuguese falacioso, erróneo
- falaciosocharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- erróneodeceptive or misleading
Russian оши́бочный, ло́жный
- оши́бочный (ošíbočnyj)characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- ло́жный (lóžnyj)deceptive or misleading
- обма́нчивый (obmánčivyj)deceptive or misleading
Spanish falaz
- falazcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Swedish felaktig
- felaktigcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
Turkish yanlış, yanılgılı
- yanlışcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- yanılgılıcharacterized by fallacy; false or mistaken
- aldatıcıdeceptive or misleading
- yanıltıcıdeceptive or misleading
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fallacious
Cite this entry
fallacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallacious
“fallacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallacious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fallacious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fallacious.
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