[
UK
/fˈæləsi/
]
[ US /ˈfæɫəsi/ ]
[ US /ˈfæɫəsi/ ]
Synonyms
An idea that a lot of people think is true but is in fact false
mistake
error
bias
prejudice
illusion
ambiguity
deception
paradox
evasion
flaw
inconsistency
heresy
deceit
delusion
invalidity
aberration
quirk
misconception
perversion
quibble
misinterpretation
artifice
falsity
subterfuge
misapprehension
miscalculation
illogicality
equivocation
heterodoxy
preconception
casuistry
irrelevancy
erratum
sophistry
cavil
solecism
sophism
erroneousness
Jesuitry
inexactness
non sequitur
deceptiveness
speciousness
Wrong or false representation
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