falsehood

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a false statement
  2. noun the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

Etymology

From Middle English falshede, from false + -hede, equivalent to false + -hood.

In classic literature

Synonyms

falsity, untruth

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