falsehood

• Substantivo que designa uma afirmação, crença ou ideia que não é verdadeira; mentira ou inverdade.

A noun referring to a statement, belief, or idea that is not true; a lie or untruth.

1. Untrue statementB2formal

   A statement or claim that is not true; a lie.

   Mentira

   • The politician was caught spreading a falsehood.
   • She accused him of uttering a deliberate falsehood.
   • The article was full of falsehoods and misinformation.

   Sinônimosdeceptionfabricationfalsificationfibfictioninventionliemisrepresentationprevaricationuntruth

   Antônimosfacttruthverity

2. Quality of being falseC1formal

   The state or quality of being untrue or deceptive.

   Falsidade

   • The falsehood of his claims was quickly exposed.
   • They were shocked by the falsehood of the accusations.
   • The report highlighted the falsehood of the company's statements.

   Sinônimosdeceitfulnessdishonestyfallaciousnessfalsenessfalsityinaccuracyspeciousnessuntruthfulness

   Antônimoshonestytruthtruthfulnessveracityverity