🎭specious (spé-shus)

adjective
/ˈspiːʃəs/
fallacieux (fallacieux)

Signification

Superficially plausible but actually false; misleading in appearance.
Traduction de la signification
Superficiellement plausible mais en réalité faux ou trompeur.
Superficiellement plausible mais en realité faux ou trompeur.

Phrases d'exemple

The politician’s argument was specious, sounding convincing but lacking real evidence.

L'argument du politicien était fallacieux, il semblait convaincant mais manquait de preuves réelles.
L'argument du politicien etait fallacieux, il semblait convaincant mais manquait de preuves réelles.

Synonymes

misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, illusory

Antonymes

genuine, real, true

Collocations

specious argument, specious reasoning, specious claim

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