谬误 (miù wù) — error; falsehood; fallacy

Definition

A formal/written word for a mistaken belief or argument — stronger than 错误 (a plain 'mistake' or 'error'), often used for logical or factual fallacies in academic writing.

noun

errorfalsehoodfallacy

Examples

谬误。
Tā de guān diǎn bāo hán yí gè luó ji miù wù.
His viewpoint contains a logical fallacy.
谬误。
Zhè piān wén zhāng yǒu míng xiǎn de shì shí miù wù.
This article has obvious factual errors.
谬误。
Kē xué jiā jiū zhèng le qián rén de miù wù.
The scientist corrected the errors of predecessors.

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