falsehood — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

against, complex, easy, old, opposite, telling, vile

VERB + FALSEHOOD

come, contended, distinguish, hate, hates, lead, lie, love

FALSEHOOD + NOUN

anne, anything, mother, story, truth

PREP.

between, from, in, than, than

ADV.

away, ever

Definitions

noun

1

The property of being false.

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

A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.

Don't tell falsehoods.

The fact checking, which started Sunday, stands in stark contrast to the he-said, she-said nature of most television chatfests, even though PolitiFact’s work takes place well after the facts and possible falsehoods are first uttered on TV.

3

Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying.

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

O mortal, eschew falsehood and flattery. Death flayeth and killeth the false one: The apostate suffereth for his falsehood and pride; he is tormented in both worlds. Renounce slander and envy of others.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent change

falsification

noun — a false statement

falsity
untruth

Antonyms

truth

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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 f

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02

Don't tell falsehoods.

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03

The fact checking, which started Sunday, stands in stark contrast to the he-said, she-said nature of most television chatfests, even though PolitiFact’s work takes place well after the facts and possi

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04

Time reveals truth as well as falsehood.

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05

There has a ring of falsehood in his story.

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06

He hates falsehood more than anything else.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, falsehood is marked as archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.