spurious
gb/spˈɚiəs/ us/spˈɚiəs/
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Anglais
hamis, téves, törvénytelen, házasságon kívül született
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FORMAL
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Schéma d’usage :
[spurious] + [claim/argument/result/link]
The report draws a spurious conclusion from a very small sample.
A jelentés egy nagyon kis mintából téves következtetést von le.
Investigators dismissed the alleged link as spurious.
A nyomozók hamisnak minősítették az állítólagos összefüggést.
His argument sounded persuasive but was ultimately spurious.
Exemples pédagogiques
That is a spurious claim.
Ez egy hamis állítás.
The connection is spurious.
Az összefüggés hamis.
Erreur fréquente :
Often used for something that is convincingly wrong (not just a simple mistake).
Sens
false though seeming true
Collocations
spurious claim
|spurious argument
|spurious conclusion
|spurious result
|spurious connection
|spurious association
|spurious evidence
|spurious inference
|spurious reasoning
|spurious allegations
Synonymes
false (General word for ‘not true’; less formal than spurious.)
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unfounded (Emphasizes lack of evidence or support.)
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invalid (Emphasizes failure to meet logical or formal standards.)
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misleading (Emphasizes the tendency to lead people to a wrong belief.)
Antonymes
valid (Logically sound or properly supported.)
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sound (Reasonable and reliable in logic or judgment.)
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well-founded (Based on good evidence or reasoning.)
Thèmes
communication
|education
|science
|critical_thinking
Définition
Not correct or real, even if it looks correct.
Not true or valid, even though it may seem plausible; based on a mistaken or misleading idea.
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FORMAL
2
hamis
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Schéma d’usage :
[spurious] + [document/product/website/identity]
The bank warned customers about spurious emails requesting passwords.
A bank figyelmeztette az ügyfeleket a jelszavakat kérő hamis e-mailekre.
Officials seized spurious passports at the border.
A hatóságok hamis útleveleket foglaltak le a határon.
She reported a spurious charge on her credit card.
Exemples pédagogiques
This is a spurious document.
Ez egy hamis okmány.
Be careful of spurious websites.
Légy óvatos a hamis weboldalakkal.
Erreur fréquente :
In this sense, spurious means ‘fake’ (similar to counterfeit), not ‘strange’.
Sens
not genuine; counterfeit
Collocations
spurious document
|spurious passport
|spurious certificate
|spurious website
|spurious account
|spurious email
|spurious identity
|spurious signature
|spurious invoice
|spurious brand
Synonymes
fake (Common, informal word for ‘not genuine’.)
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counterfeit (Often used for illegal copies of money, documents, or goods.)
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bogus (Informal; often suggests deliberate deception.)
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forged (Specifically about illegally made documents or signatures.)
Antonymes
genuine (Real and authentic.)
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authentic (True to origin; not a copy.)
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legitimate (Lawful or properly authorized in context.)
Thèmes
crime
|business
|shopping
Définition
Fake; not real.
Not authentic; made or presented as genuine when it is not.
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ARCHAIC
3
Schéma d’usage :
[spurious] + [child/son/daughter]
In older records, he was described as a spurious child of the landowner.
Régebbi iratokban a földbirtokos törvénytelen gyermekeként írták le.
The biography notes that she was considered spurious by the standards of the time.
Az életrajz megjegyzi, hogy a korabeli mérce szerint törvénytelennek számított.
Erreur fréquente :
This meaning is rare and can sound old-fashioned or judgmental; avoid in modern conversation.
Sens
born outside marriage (rare)
Collocations
spurious child
|spurious son
|spurious offspring
|spurious issue
Synonymes
illegitimate (Modern standard term in legal/historical contexts; can sound formal or judgmental.)
Antonymes
legitimate (Born to parents married to each other (historical/legal usage).)
Thèmes
family
|history
|law
Définition
Born to parents who were not married (old-fashioned use).
Born to parents who were not married to each other; illegitimate (now rare in general use).
Grammaire
Forme canonique
spurious
API
GB/spˈɚiəs/
US/spˈɚiəs/
Syllabes et accentuation
spuri - ous (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (spuri)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: spurious
Expressions
spurious correlation
1/spˈɚiəs kˌɔɹəlˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
misleading link between variables
A connection in data that looks real but isn’t.
Exemples
- The apparent relationship turned out to be a spurious correlation caused by seasonality.
- The study warns against drawing conclusions from spurious correlations in large datasets.
- They controlled for income to rule out a spurious correlation.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The data shows a spurious correlation.
spurious precision
1/spˈɚiəs pɹisˈɪʒən/
fixed phrase
technical
more digits than justified
Numbers that look very exact but aren’t really accurate.
Exemples
- Reporting the estimate to five decimal places adds spurious precision.
- The dashboard avoids spurious precision by rounding to meaningful units.
spurious wakeup
1/spˈɚiəs wˈeɪkˌʌp/
fixed phrase
technical
thread wakes without signal
In programming: a wait ends even though nothing signaled it.
Exemples
- The documentation advises looping to handle spurious wakeups.
- If you don’t recheck the condition, a spurious wakeup can break the logic.