falsehood
The property of being falseThe property of being false.
» Tom spread falsehoods about Mary.
Tom setzte Lügen über Maria in Umlauf.
Tom verbreitete Lügen über Maria.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The property of being false.
Unwahrheit, Falschheit
непра́вильностьneprávilʹnostʹ
a false statement
(countable)A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
Don't tell falsehoods.
Lüge, unwahre Behauptung
ложьložʹ, фальшьfalʹšʹ, непра́вдаneprávda
(archaic, countable, rare, uncountable)Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying.
Falschheit, Falschsein
лжи́востьlžívostʹ
Examples
37 sentencesTom spread falsehoods about Mary.
deTom setzte Lügen über Maria in Umlauf.
It's a lie and a falsehood.
ruЭто ложь и обман.
Lead us from falsehood to truth.
He only has faith in falsehoods.
I’ve had enough of your falsehoods.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
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| Singular | falsehood |
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| Plural | falsehoods |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- a false statement:falsityuntruth
- the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting:falsification
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable