falsehood
[ fawls-hoo d ]
/ ˈfɔls hʊd /
noun
a false statement; lie.
something false; an untrue idea, belief, etc.: The Nazis propagated the falsehood of racial superiority.
the act of lying or making false statements.
lack of conformity to truth or fact.
Obsolete.
deception.
Origin of falsehood
synonym study for falsehood
1.
Falsehood,
fib,
lie,
untruth refer to something untrue or incorrect. A
falsehood is a statement that distorts or suppresses the truth, in order to deceive:
to tell a falsehood about one's ancestry in order to gain acceptance. A
fib denotes a trivial falsehood, and is often used to characterize that which is not strictly true:
a polite fib. A
lie is a vicious falsehood:
to tell a lie about one's neighbor. An
untruth is an incorrect statement, either intentionally misleading (less harsh, however, than falsehood or lie) or arising from misunderstanding or ignorance:
I'm afraid you are telling an untruth.
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British Dictionary definitions for falsehood
falsehood
/ (ˈfɔːlsˌhʊd) /
noun
the quality of being untrue
an untrue statement; lie
the act of deceiving or lying