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fallible

[fal-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. (of persons) liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken.

  2. liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate.

    fallible information.



fallible

/ ˈæɪə /

adjective

  1. capable of being mistaken; erring

  2. liable to mislead

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fallibility noun
  • fallibleness noun
  • fallibly adverb
  • ˌڲˈٲ noun
  • ˈڲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fallible1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis, equivalent to Latin ڲ(ī) (passive of fallere “to deceive”) + -ibilis -ible
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fallible1

C15: from Medieval Latin fallibilis , from Latin fallere to deceive
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As a portrait of a trailblazer, Costantini’s film shows us that heroes are fallible.

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“Those are noble ideals. That’s what makes American democracy great. But the weakness of American democracy is also in those words … because the people are fallible. They make mistakes.”

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The film presents the cardinals as fallible human beings jostling for power.

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Yet, the images that we’re left with encourage us to check in, over and over again, as this crazy show keeps us contemplating what it is to be fallible humans.

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"The audience is offered different views of one character. The play looks at the doctor as a fallible human being."

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