different between twisted vs fallacious

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tw?st?d/

Verb

twisted

1. simple past tense and past participle of twist

Adjective

twisted (comparative more twisted, superlative most twisted)

1. Contorted.
2. Wound spirally.
3. Mentally disturbed or unsound.

   The murders were committed by a twisted sociopath.

4. Under the influence of multiple intoxicants, usually alcohol and marijuana. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (contorted): pretzelled
• (wound spirally): coiled
• (mentally disturbed): deranged, disturbed, perverted, sick, warped
• (intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk or Thesaurus:stoned

Translations

Anagrams

• Dewitts

English

Etymology

fallacy +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?.?le?.??s/
• Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

fallacious (comparative more fallacious, superlative most fallacious)

1. Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
2. Deceptive or misleading.

Usage notes

• Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.

Related terms

• fail
• failure
• fallacy
• fallibilism
• fallibilist
• fallibility
• fallible
• false
• falsifiable
• falsification
• falsificator
• falsifier
• falsify
• falsity

Translations

See also

• wrong
• incorrect
• illogical
• deceiving
• deceitful
• misleading
• delusive
• illusive
• illusory
• erroneous
• faulty
• specious

Further reading

• fallacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• fallacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• fallacious at OneLook Dictionary Search