different between unbalanced vs fallacious

English

Etymology

From un- +? balanced.

Adjective

unbalanced (comparative more unbalanced, superlative most unbalanced)

1. not balanced, without equilibrium; dizzy

   Synonyms: out of whack, lopsided, ill-disposed, unstable, imbalanced, inbalanced

2. irrational or mentally deranged
3. (accounting) not adjusted such that debit and credit correspond
4. (computing) of an expression having different numbers of left and right parentheses
5. (American football) an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other

Translations

Verb

unbalanced

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbalance

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