🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

謬見

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byūken

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fallacy/ˈfæləsi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その考えは大きな謬見に基づいている。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

    "The idea that wealth automatically leads to happiness is a fallacy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Old French fallacie, or Latin fallacia, from fallax 'deceitful', from fallere 'deceive'.

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