English Explanatory Dictionary

misargument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. incorrect argument

Word forms

misargument misarguments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument English misargument From mis- + argument.

Related words

demagogism demagoguery demagogy fallacy misclaim misrepresentation misstatement sophism sophistry
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