A falsehood is a statement or assertion that is untrue or not in accordance with fact. It can be intentional, as in the case of lies, or unintentional, stemming from misinformation or misunderstanding. Falsehoods can lead to confusion, misunderstanding, or harm, depending on their context and impact. In essence, they undermine the pursuit of truth and accurate knowledge.
The adverb for "falsehood" is "falsely."
The adjective for falsehood is "false".
The statement that the world is flat is a falsehood. You should not tell a falsehood, especially not to your teacher.
Falsehood in War-Time was created in 1928.
They discovered new evidence which revealed the original story to be a falsehood.
untruth, falsehood, inaccuracy, myth
A falsehood is the same thing as a lie.
Negation is a logical connective. In philosophy, it means that it takes truth to a falsehood, and falsehood to a truth.
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Falsehood is to deceive as evidence is to prove. Prove is a word that is commonlyÊ used in law courts.
Malicious falsehood is a false statement intentionally made to cause damage to a person's business reputation.
lie, fabrication, delusion, untruth, falsehood, myth