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falsification
fal·si·fy F0025400 (fôl′sə-fī′)v. fal·si·fied, fal·si·fy·ing, fal·si·fies v.tr.1. To state untruthfully; misrepresent.2. a. To make false by altering or adding to: falsify testimony.b. To counterfeit; forge: falsify a visa.3. To declare or prove to be false.v.intr. To make untrue statements; lie. [Middle English falsifien, from Old French falsifier, from Late Latin falsificāre : Latin falsus, false; see false + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] fal′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.fal′si·fi′er n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | falsification - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of somethingdisproof, refutationevidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"reductio, reductio ad absurdum - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradictionconfutation - evidence that refutes conclusivelycounterexample - refutation by example | | 2. | falsification - a willful perversion of facts misrepresentationactus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"overrefinement, twisting, straining, torture, distortion - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to meantergiversation, equivocation - falsification by means of vague or ambiguous languagelying, prevarication, fabrication - the deliberate act of deviating from the truthdissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving | | 3. | falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeitingfalsehoodknavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealingframe-up, setup - an act that incriminates someone on a false chargesophistication - falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"forgery - criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud | | 4. | falsification - the act of determining that something is falsefalsifying, refutal, disproof, refutationdetermination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" |
falsificationnoun misrepresentation, distortion, tampering with, forgery, deceit, perversion, adulteration, dissimulation recent concern about the falsification of evidence in courtTranslationsfalse (foːls) adjective1. not true; not correct. He made a false statement to the police. 不真實的 不真实的2. not genuine; intended to deceive. She has a false passport. 假的,虛偽的 假的3. artificial. false teeth. 人造的 人造的4. not loyal. false friends. 無信義的 无信义的ˈfalsehood noun (the telling of) a lie. She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood. 說謊 说谎ˈfalsify (-fӕi) verb to make false. He falsified the accounts. 偽造 伪造ˌfalsifiˈcation (-fi-) noun 偽造 伪造ˈfalsity noun 謊言 慌言false alarm a warning of something which in fact does not happen. 一場虛驚 一场虚惊false start in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated. 錯誤的起步 错误的起步falsification
falsification - the empirical disproofor refutation of a scientific hypothesis or proposed law. In this general sense, the falsification or the empirical confirmation or verification of propositions of all types is a routine feature of much sociology.
- (more strictly) an alternative procedure to VERIFICATION. See FALSIFICATIONISM. see also VERIFICATION PRINCIPLE.
falsification
falsification [fawl″sĭ-fĭ-ka´shun] a deliberate misstatement or misrepresentation.retrospective falsification unconscious distortion of memories of past experiences to conform to present emotional needs.fal·si·fi·ca·tion (fawl'si-fi-kā'shŭn), The deliberate act of misrepresentation so as to deceive. See: Munchausen syndrome. [L. falsus, false, + facio, to make] fal·si·fi·ca·tion (fawl'si-fi-kā'shŭn) The deliberate act of misrepresentation so as to deceive. [L. falsus, false, + facio, to make]fal·si·fi·ca·tion (fawl'si-fi-kā'shŭn) Deliberate act of misrepresentation so as to deceive. [L. falsus, false, + facio, to make]falsification
Synonyms for falsificationnoun misrepresentationSynonyms- misrepresentation
- distortion
- tampering with
- forgery
- deceit
- perversion
- adulteration
- dissimulation
Synonyms for falsificationnoun any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of somethingSynonymsRelated Words- evidence
- grounds
- reductio
- reductio ad absurdum
- confutation
- counterexample
noun a willful perversion of factsSynonymsRelated Words- actus reus
- wrongful conduct
- misconduct
- wrongdoing
- overrefinement
- twisting
- straining
- torture
- distortion
- tergiversation
- equivocation
- lying
- prevarication
- fabrication
- dissimulation
- deception
- dissembling
- deceit
noun the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etcSynonymsRelated Words- knavery
- dishonesty
- frame-up
- setup
- sophistication
- forgery
noun the act of determining that something is falseSynonyms- falsifying
- refutal
- disproof
- refutation
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