Associations to the word «Fallacious»

Wiktionary

FALLACIOUS, adjective. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Deceptive or misleading.

Dictionary definition

FALLACIOUS, adjective. Containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument".
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes".
FALLACIOUS, adjective. Based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley