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Falsehood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being false. uncountable

    "Every such idiom is what is known as a truth function, and is characterized by the fact that the truth or falsehood of the complex statement which it generates is uniquely determined by the truth or falsehood of the several statements which it combines."

  2. 2
    the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting wordnet
  3. 3
    A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie. countable

    "Don't tell falsehoods."

  4. 4
    a false statement wordnet
  5. 5
    Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying. archaic, countable, rare, uncountable

    "THE LEPROSY OF NAAMAN INFLICTED ON GEHAZI, FOR HIS FALSEHOOD AND COVETOUSNESS."

Etymology

From Middle English falshede, from false + -hede, equivalent to false + -hood.

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