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sophistication

/sə,fɪstə'keɪʃən/

Synonyms of sophistication Antonyms of sophistication Examples of sophistication Usage of sophistication Parts of sophistication Definition that contains sophistication Words sounding like sophistication Explanation of sophistication

noun
a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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sophism sophistry

type of:
fallacy false belief
noun
the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
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mundaneness mundanity worldliness

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naivete

type of:
quality
noun
uplifting enlightenment
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edification

type of:
enlightenment
noun
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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"understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

type of:
expertise expertness
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falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
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"he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"

type of:
falsification falsehood

Examples of sophistication

"understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
"he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"