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View usage for: (fɔːlshʊd) Word forms: plural falsehoods1. uncountable nounFalsehood is the quality or fact of being untrue or of being a lie. She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood. Synonyms: untruthfulness, deception, deceit, dishonesty More Synonyms of falsehood 2. countable nounA falsehood is a lie. [formal] He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him. Synonyms: lie, story [informal], fiction, fabrication More Synonyms of falsehood falsehood in British English (ˈfɔːlsˌhʊd) noun1. the quality of being untrue 2. an untrue statement; lie 3. the act of deceiving or lying falsehood in American English (ˈfɔlsˌhʊd) noun1. lack of accuracy or truth; falsity; deception 2. the telling of lies; lying 3. a false statement; lie 4. a false belief, theory, idea, etc. Word origin ME falshod: see false & -hood Examples of 'falsehood' in a sentencefalsehood QuotationsThe most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truthG.C. Lichtenberg Definition the quality of being untrue She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood. Synonyms untruthfulness dissimulation perjury inveracity (rare) Definition a lie He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him. Synonyms porky (British, slang) pork pie (British, slang) misstatement QuotationThe most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth [G.C. Lichtenberg]Additional synonymsDefinition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness Definition the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception. Synonyms trickery, fraud, deceit, hypocrisy, cunning, treachery, guile, duplicity, insincerity, legerdemain, dissimulation, craftiness, fraudulence, deceitfulness, deceptiveness She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence. Synonyms deceit, fraud, corruption, cheating, graft (informal), treachery, trickery, criminality, duplicity, falsehood, chicanery, falsity, sharp practice, perfidy (literary), mendacity, fraudulence, crookedness, wiliness, unscrupulousness, improbity- fallout
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Additional synonymsSynonyms pretence, deception, hypocrisy, sham, deceit, feigning, duplicity, concealment, play-acting, double-dealing, dissembling, wileShe described the interview with her as a `complete fabrication'. Synonyms forgery, lie, fiction, myth, fake, invention, fable, concoction, falsehood, figment, untruth, porky (British, slang), fairy story (informal), pork pie (British, slang), cock-and-bull story (informal), claptrap (informal) Definition a trivial and harmless lie She told innocent fibs. Synonyms lie, story (informal), fiction, untruth, whopper (informal), porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie, prevaricationDefinition an invented story or explanation Total recycling is a fiction. Synonyms lie, fancy, fantasy, invention, improvisation, fabrication, concoction, falsehood, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock and bull story (informal), figment of the imagination Definition the tendency to be untruthful an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity Synonyms lying, lie, perjury, deceit, dishonesty, distortion, misrepresentation, duplicity, falsehood, untruth, falsification, insincerity, perfidy (literary), fraudulence, deceitfulness, untruthfulness, mendaciousness, inveracity After months of prevarication, a decision has been made. Synonyms evasion, lies, deception, pretence, deceit, quibbling, misrepresentation, falsehood, untruth, falsification, equivocation, cavilling, tergiversation Definition a lie He invented some story about a cousin. Synonyms lie, falsehood, fib, fiction, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie Definition a statement that is not true The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths. Synonyms lie, fabrication, falsehood, fib, story (informal), tale, fiction, deceit, whopper (informal), porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), falsification, prevarication |