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falsehood
[fawls-hood]
noun
a false statement; lie.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,something false; an untrue idea, belief, etc..
The Nazis propagated the falsehood of racial superiority.
the act of lying or making false statements.
lack of conformity to truth or fact.
Synonyms: , ,Obsolete.deception.
falsehood
/ ˈɔːˌʊ /
noun
the quality of being untrue
an untrue statement; lie
the act of deceiving or lying
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of falsehood1
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Example Sentences
In a feebler, curious state, falsehoods can take root while truth slips through our hands, and vice versa.
It’s so infected with falsehoods, misrepresentations and ideological blinkers that it will only subject the health of American children to the greatest risk they’ve faced in, yes, American history.
Trump and his agents are turning their firehose of distraction, falsehoods and spectacle on full blast.
But making Cassian the main focus would obscure the show’s larger point about free societies being hustled off a cliff by mass complacency, facilitated by falsehoods.
It has also accounted for why the Always Trumpers still support the Liar-in-Chief to this day and why they believe in the falsehoods that the election was “rigged” and “stolen” by the Democrats.
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