πλάνη — meaning in English

English meaning

• delusion noun A firmly held false belief, maintained even against clear evidence.
• fallacy noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
• illusion noun A false or misleading impression created by something that appears real.
• plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.

Senses

πλάνη is used for these senses in English:

• delusion The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
• delusion That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
• fallacy Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
• illusion (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
• plane (countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.

fallacy — full definition

1. noun A mistaken belief, especially one based on flawed reasoning.
2. noun An argument that seems logical but is actually flawed or misleading.

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