Meaning & use
falsehoods
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Statements or beliefs that are untrue, often told deliberately to deceive.
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The report was riddled with falsehoods designed to mislead investors.
He built his entire career on a foundation of falsehoods.
A note on using this word
More formal than "lies," "falsehoods" is often used in legal, journalistic, or political contexts to describe deliberate misinformation.
Words with a similar meaning
liesuntruths
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Words with an opposite meaning
truths
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