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falsefalse /fɔls/ ●●● W2 adjective ETYMOLOGYfalseOrigin: 900-1000 Latin falsus, from fallere to deceive ► true or false Please decide whether the following statements are true or false. ► a ... false impression The article gives a totally false impression of life in Japan. ► a false sense of security The wine had given her a false sense of security (=a feeling of being safe when you are really not). ► false hopes The marketing of the drug raised false hopes that a cure was available. ► false modesty It would be false modesty to say that we win games on luck alone. ► make a false step He was just waiting for me to make a false step, so he could report me. THESAURUSnot correct► wrong not correct, or based on something that is not correct: He gave the wrong answer. Your calculations must be wrong. ► incorrect not right. Used about facts, answers, etc. Incorrect sounds more formal than wrong ► erroneous formal not correct: The information we received was erroneous. ► inaccurate not exactly right. Used about information, a number, etc. that ought to be right: The sales figures were inaccurate. ► misleading likely to make someone believe something that is not true: He admitted making a deliberately misleading statement to Congress. ► untrue wrong and not true. Used about what people say: The rumors about the school closing were later shown to be untrue. ► false wrong and not true. Used about information: He used false financial statements to defraud investors. ► mistaken not correct and based on bad judgment. Used about ideas and beliefs: She was under the mistaken impression that he was rich. ► fallacious formal containing or based on false ideas: His argument involves a lot of fallacious reasoning. not real or not made of natural things, but made to be like something that is real or natural► artificialnot real or not made of natural things, but made to be like something that is real or natural: I usually use artificial sweetener in my coffee instead of sugar. I don’t like artificial flowers – real ones are better. ► synthetic made using chemical processes rather than natural processes: The shirts are made from synthetic fabrics like polyester and rayon. ► man-made made by people, rather than existing naturally. You use man-made about things such as lakes or hills, or about materials: The apartments are being built next to a man-made lake. ► fake made to look or seem real, and used in place of the real thing. You use fake about fur, blood, hair, nails, jewels, or snow: The coat is made out of fake fur. ► imitation made to look or seem like something else, especially something more expensive. Used about materials or products: The seats were made of imitation leather. ► false made to look like something real. You use false especially about teeth, eyelashes, and beards: He was wearing a false mustache. ► ersatz artificial and not as good as the real thing: She sweetens her coffee with some kind of ersatz sugar. ► simulated not real, but made to look, sound, or feel real. You use simulated about things that are made by special computers or machines: At the science museum, you can take a simulated trip to the Moon. ► virtual made by a computer or appearing on a computer, rather than in the real world: In the virtual world of computer games, you can be anyone you want to be. made to look or seem real when it is not, especially in order to deceive people► fakemade to look or seem real when it is not, especially in order to deceive people: The police took away the fake ID cards. She wore a fake fur coat. ► false made to look like something real, sometimes in order to deceive people: My grandmother has false teeth. He admitted using false receipts to claim the money. ► imitation made to look or seem like something else, especially something more expensive. Used about materials or products: The seats were made of imitation leather. ► counterfeit made to look real in order to deceive people. Used about money, documents, and products: The thieves used counterfeit credit cards. They were selling people counterfeit tickets to the World Series. ► forged illegally copied in order to deceive people. Used about documents and signatures: They use forged passports to get into the country. ► phony/bogus informal counterfeit: He gave the authorities a phony birth certificate. 1NOT TRUE a statement, story, etc. that is false is not true at all OPP true: false information Rosenberg had supplied a false name and address (=in order to trick someone). Please decide whether the following statements are true or false.2WRONG based on incorrect information or ideas: Many false assumptions were made about the planet Jupiter. The article gives a totally false impression of life in Japan. The wine had given her a false sense of security (=a feeling of being safe when you are really not). The marketing of the drug raised false hopes that a cure was available.► see thesaurus at wrong13NOT REAL made to look like something real, often in order to deceive people SYN fake: false eyelashes a false passport► see thesaurus at artificial, fake24NOT SINCERE not sincere or honest, and pretending to have feelings that you do not really have OPP genuine: Her smile and welcome seemed false. It would be false modesty to say that we win games on luck alone.5a false move/step a movement or action that has bad results: One false move, and I’ll shoot! He was just waiting for me to make a false step, so he could report me.6under/by false pretenses by deceiving people: The reporter got the information under false pretenses.7false imprisonment/arrest the illegal act of putting someone in prison or arresting someone for a crime he or she did not do8a false positive/negative a scientific test that has a positive or negative result that is not correct: A number of drugs can cause false positives on the screening tests.9under false colors pretending to be something that you are not[Origin: 900–1000 Latin falsus, from fallere to deceive] |