falsehood
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falsehood
- /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English falshede, from false + -hede, equivalent to false + -hood.
noun falsehoods
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The property of being false.
Every such idiom is what is known as a truth function, and is characterized by the fact that the truth or falsehood of the complex statement which it generates is uniquely determined by the truth or falsehood of the several statements which it combines.
Similar: falsity
- A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie. Don't tell falsehoods.
- Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying. THE LEPROSY OF NAAMAN INFLICTED ON GEHAZI, FOR HIS FALSEHOOD AND COVETOUSNESS.
Similar: falsedom, falsehood, terminological inexactitude, untruth, disinformation, fabrication, fib, leasing, misinformation, misstatement, yed · Opposite: truth, verity, correctness, truthfulness, veracity
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noun
Similar: falsedom, falsehood, terminological inexactitude, untruth, disinformation, fabrication, fib, leasing, misinformation, misstatement, yed · Opposite: truth, verity, correctness, truthfulness, veracity
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noun state of being false
| हिन्दी | झूठ jhūṭh |
|---|---|
| Português | falsidade |
| Français | fausseté |
| Deutsch | Unwahrheit, Falschheit |
| Italiano | menzogna, falsità |
| Română | falsitate |
| Русский | непра́вильность neprávilʹnostʹ |
noun false statement
| Español | falimiento |
|---|---|
| Français | mensonge, contrevérité |
| Deutsch | Lüge, unwahre Behauptung |
| Italiano | menzogna |
| Русский | ложь ložʹ, фальшь falʹšʹ, непра́вда neprávda |
| العربية | بَاطِل bāṭil, أَبَاطِيل ʔabāṭīl, زَيْف zayf |
noun trait of a person
| Deutsch | Falschheit, Falschsein |
|---|---|
| Italiano | menzognero |
| Русский | лжи́вость lžívostʹ |
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