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[()·べん()]
kiben
noun

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English Meaning(s) for 奇弁

noun
  1. sophistry; sophism

Definition and Synonyms for 奇弁

Chicanery the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Synonyms: ぺてん, いかさま, いかよう, ごまかし, ごまかす, やまかん, 枉惑, 権謀術数, 権謀術策, 欺瞞, 欺騙, 瞞着, 虚偽, 詐欺, 詭弁, 詭計
Sophistry a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Synonyms: こじつけ, こじつける, 屁理屈, 詭弁

Meanings for each kanji in 奇弁

» strange; strangeness; curiosity
» valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish

Categories 奇弁 is a member of

Deception the act of deceiving
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Fallacy a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
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