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virheellinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fallacious adjective Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief, and therefore wrong.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • flawed adj Having a defect or imperfection.
  • inaccurate adjective Wrong or not exact; containing errors.
  • incorrect adj Wrong or not accurate.
  • invalid adj Not legally or officially acceptable; not valid.

Senses

virheellinen is used for these senses in English:

  • fallacious Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
  • false Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
  • flawed Having a flaw or imperfection.
  • inaccurate Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
  • incorrect Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
  • invalid Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

fallacious — full definition

  1. adjective Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief, and therefore wrong.
  2. adjective Likely to mislead someone, whether or not deliberately.

false — full definition

  1. adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  2. adjective Not genuine or real; artificial.
  3. adjective Disloyal or deceitful.
  4. adjective Representing a negative or "no" value in logic or computing.

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