Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/
falsehood
- (uncountable) The property of being false.
- (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie
- Don't tell falsehoods.
- (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.
- 1984, Witness Lee, Life-Study: Revelation: Volume Three: Messages 34-50, Living Stream Ministry (1999), ISBN 978-0-7363-0659-1, page 511:
- (property of being false) falsity
- (false statement) lie
- (deceitfulness) falseness, mendacity
- See also Thesaurus:falsehood
- German: Unwahrheit, Falschheit
- Italian: menzogna, falsità
- Russian: непра́вильность
- German: Falschheit, Falschsein
- Italian: menzognero
- Russian: лжи́вость
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