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falsus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • erroneous adj Based on or containing a mistake; not correct.
  • fallacious adjective Based on faulty reasoning or a mistaken belief, and therefore wrong.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • liar noun A person who tells lies, especially someone who does so often.
  • untrue adjective Not true; false.
  • wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

falsus is used for these senses in English:

  • erroneous Containing an error; inaccurate.
  • fallacious Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
  • false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
  • liar A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
  • untrue False; not true.
  • wrong Incorrect or untrue.
  • wrong Asserting something incorrect or untrue.

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.

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