🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

trügerisch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈtʁyːɡəʁɪʃ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fallacious/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Seine Argumentation erwies sich als trügerisch."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Based on a mistaken belief, faulty reasoning, or an obvious untruth.

    "His argument was built on fallacious assumptions and was easily dismantled by the jury."
  2. 2

    Misleading or deceptive in nature.

    "The advertisement relied on fallacious claims about the product's miracle benefits."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'fallaciosus', stemming from 'fallacia' (deceit) and 'fallere' (to deceive). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term evolved to describe arguments, statements, or beliefs that are logically unsound or based on a mistaken premise.

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