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false·hood
 falsehood
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- pronunciation:
- fawls
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a lie or untruth.
- synonyms:
- falsity, lie, untruth
- antonyms:
- truth
- similar words:
- canard, fable, falsification, fib, fiction, inveracity, mendacity, tale
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| definition 2: |
absence of truth.
There was only falsehood in his statements.- antonyms:
- fact, truth
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| definition 3: |
something that is false or inaccurate, such as a false idea or notion.
It is a falsehood that all birds can fly.- synonyms:
- falsity
- antonyms:
- fact, truth
- similar words:
- canard, fiction, myth
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| definition 4: |
the act of behaving or speaking falsely.
- synonyms:
- lying, prevarication
- antonyms:
- honesty, truthfulness
- similar words:
- deceit, deception, duplicity, falsity, insincerity, inveracity, lie, mendacity, untruth
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| related words: |
calumny, fabrication, pretense |
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