Meaning & use
falsity
The quality of being untrue or incorrect; a false statement or belief.
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The lawyer worked to expose the falsity of the witness's testimony.
He was slow to admit the falsity of the rumor he had spread.
A note on using this word
Falsity refers to the quality of being false, while a falsehood is a specific untrue statement.
Words with a similar meaning
untruthfalseness
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