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paralogism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/
  • General-American: /pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: paralogy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an unintentionally invalid argument

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fallacy, false belief

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French paralogisme, from Late Latin paralogismus, from Ancient Greek παραλογισμός (paralogismós).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неправилно заключение (nepravilno zaključenie) — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Czech: paralogismus — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Dutch: denkfout — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Esperanto: paralogismo — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Finnish: virhepäätelmä — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Finnish: paralogismi — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • French: paralogisme — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • French: paralogie — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • German: Paralogismus — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Ido: paralogismo — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Irish: claonloighic — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Italian: paralogismo — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Italian: cavillo — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Italian: sofisma — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Italian: scappatoia — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Polish: paralogizm — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Portuguese: paralogismo — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Russian: паралоги́зм (paralogízm) — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Russian: непра́вильное умозаключе́ние (neprávilʹnoje umozaključénije) — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion
  • Tagalog: sinsaymatwiran — a fallacious argument or illogical conclusion