falsehood

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/

Noun

falsehood

1. (uncountable) The property of being false.
2. (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie

   Don't tell falsehoods.

3. (archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
   • 1984, Witness Lee, Life-Study: Revelation: Volume Three: Messages 34-50, Living Stream Ministry (1999), ISBN 978-0-7363-0659-1, page 511:

     The false prophet looks like a lamb, but speaks like a dragon. This indicates his falsehood. […] He will pretend to be the same as Christ.

Synonyms

• (property of being false) falsity
• (false statement) lie
• (deceitfulness) falseness, mendacity
• See also Thesaurus:falsehood

Antonyms

• (false statement) truth, verity

Translations

• German: Unwahrheit, Falschheit
• Italian: menzogna, falsità
• Russian: непра́вильность

Translations

• French: mensonge
• German: Lüge, unwahre Behauptung
• Italian: menzogna
• Russian: ложь
• Spanish: falsedad

Translations

• German: Falschheit, Falschsein
• Italian: menzognero
• Russian: лжи́вость

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