Meaning & use
Falsehood
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A statement that is not true, or the state of being untrue or deceptive.
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The report was full of falsehoods designed to mislead investors.
He was accused of spreading falsehood about his political rival.
A note on using this word
Slightly more formal and literary than the everyday word "lie," and often used to describe deception on a larger, more public scale.
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