Definitions for Falsehood
ˈfɔls hʊdfalse·hood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falsehood, falsity, untruthnoun

   a false statement

2. falsification, falsehoodnoun

   the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falsehoodnoun

   The property of being false.

2. falsehoodnoun

   A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie

   Don't tell falsehoods.

3. falsehoodnoun

   Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.

4. Etymology: From falshede, from false + -hede.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falsehoodnoun

   Etymology: from false.

   1. Want of truth; want of veracity.

   All deception in the course of life is, indeed, nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words to things. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Want of honesty; treachery; deceitfulness; perfidy.3. A lie; a false assertion.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falsehood

   Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight of hand as well as distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge. Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Deception violates relational rules and is considered to be a negative violation of expectations. Most people expect friends, relational partners, and even strangers to be truthful most of the time. If people expected most conversations to be untruthful, talking and communicating with others would require distraction and misdirection to acquire reliable information. A significant amount of deception occurs between some romantic and relational partners.Deceit and dishonesty can also form grounds for civil litigation in tort, or contract law (where it is known as misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for fraud. It also forms a vital part of psychological warfare in denial and deception.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. falsehood

   A falsehood is a statement or belief that is untrue, incorrect, or deceptive. It denotes a deliberate act of telling a lie or a fact or belief that is not true. It can also refer to the intentional act of misleading someone through false information or deception.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Falsehoodnoun

   want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity

2. Falsehoodnoun

   a deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie

3. Falsehoodnoun

   treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness

4. Falsehoodnoun

   a counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture

Matched Categories

1. • Dishonesty

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How to pronounce Falsehood?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say Falsehood in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Falsehood in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Falsehood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Falsehood in a Sentence

1. Georges Braque:

   Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.

2. Cicero:

   It is a true saying that "One falsehood leads easily to another".

3. Alejandro Encinas:

   These sorts of excesses, evidence of falsehood in his declaration of assets ... are incredibly serious.

4. Hannah Arendt:

   When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of happiness has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.

5. Goa Kerle:

   Don't fear the truth, it isn't hard. Don't embrace falsehood, it is hard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Falsehood
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Falsehood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Falsehood
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsehood
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Falsehood
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Falsehood