Word BookShort entry

Falsehood

noun/fˈɔlshʊd/

Definition

a false statement

the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔlshʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒlshʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒlshʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔlshʊd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

untruth falsity falsification

Antonyms

truth

Word Forms

false	adjective	deliberately deceptive
falsify	verb	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lüge

eine falsche aussage

🇫🇷French

mensonge

une fausse déclaration

🇪🇸Spanish

falsedad

una declaración falsa

🇮🇹Italian

falsità

una falsa affermazione

🇳🇱Dutch

leugen

een valse verklaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

falsidade

uma declaração falsa

🇷🇺Russian

ложь

ложное заявление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झूठ

एक झूठा बयान

🇧🇩Bengali

মিথ্যা

একটি মিথ্যা বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பொய்

ஒரு தவறான அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసత్యం

ఒక తప్పుడు ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

खोटेपणा

खोटे विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

જૂઠાણું

ખોટું નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಳ್ಳು

ಒಂದು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസത്യം

ഒരു തെറ്റായ പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੂਠ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھوٹ

ایک غلط بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谬误

虚假陈述

🇯🇵Japanese

虚偽

虚偽の陳述

🇰🇷Korean

거짓말

거짓 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giả dối

một tuyên bố sai

🇹🇭Thai

ความเท็จ

ข้อความเท็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dusta

pernyataan yang salah

🇵🇭Filipino

kasinungalingan

isang maling pahayag

🇲🇾Malay

kepalsuan

kenyataan palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الباطل

بيان كاذب

🇮🇷Persian

دروغ

یک بیانیه نادرست

🇹🇷Turkish

yalan

yanlış bir beyan

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁקֶר

הצהרה שקרית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'falsehood'?

The primary meaning of 'falsehood' is 'a false statement'.

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'falsehood' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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