Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The property of being false.

    Unwahrheit, Falschheit

    непра́вильностьneprávilʹnostʹ

    a false statement

  2. (countable)A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.

    Don't tell falsehoods.

    Lüge, unwahre Behauptung

    ложьložʹ, фальшьfalʹšʹ, непра́вдаneprávda

  3. (archaic, countable, rare, uncountable)Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying.

    Falschheit, Falschsein

    лжи́востьlžívostʹ

Examples

37 sentences
  1. Tom spread falsehoods about Mary.

    deTom setzte Lügen über Maria in Umlauf.

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  2. It's a lie and a falsehood.

    ruЭто ложь и обман.

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  3. Lead us from falsehood to truth.

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  4. He only has faith in falsehoods.

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  5. I’ve had enough of your falsehoods.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
state of being false:
false statement:
trait of a person:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of being false:
false statement:
trait of a person:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: falsehoods
Singularfalsehood
Pluralfalsehoods

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
intentionally false statement:lieB1crock
property of being false:falsity
deceitfulness:falsenessmendacity
Close in meaning
  • a false statement:falsityuntruth
  • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting:falsification

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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