Definitions for falsehood

falsehood false·hood

Spelling: [fawls-hoo d]
IPA: /ˈfɔls hʊd/

Falsehood is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 357 anagrams from letters in falsehood (adefhloos).

Definitions for falsehood

noun

  1. a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
  2. something false; an untrue idea, belief, etc.:
  3. the act of lying or making false statements.
  4. lack of conformity to truth or fact. Synonyms: untruthfulness, inveracity, mendacity.
  5. Obsolete. deception.

Origin of falsehood

First recorded in 1250-1300, falsehood is from the Middle English word falshede. See false, -hood

Examples for falsehood

Its central rationale was conceived in a falsehood, that Romney the financial manipulator at Bain was a prolific job creator.

"Captain Haley knows very well the falsehood of what he says," said our hero, calmly.

His eyes, round and full and steady, taxed her with falsehood, with hypocrisy.

In Pakistan, truth or falsehood are categories that don't mean what they do elsewhere on earth.

But later that day, NBC, CBS, and the Los Angeles Times all reported the same “falsehood,” also citing law-enforcement sources.

It is the falsehood of the silliest poetry to say he defies the image of his beloved.

It has responded by creating its own, alternative reality, ideologically consistent but full of falsehood.

When souls have loved, there is no falsehood or forgetfulness.

Was it simply to meet—to talk—and afterwards to tell a falsehood to one's parents?

It is a struggle between Truth and falsehood, until God Almighty inherits the earth and those who live in it.

Word Value for falsehood
Scrable

16

Words with friends

16

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