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Definition of Falsehood
Falsehood

Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.

A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.

Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness.

A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.

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Falsehood Quotations

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
John F. Kennedy

Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise.
Samuel Johnson

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
John F. Kennedy

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.
Samuel Johnson

O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
William Shakespeare

Falsehood Translations

falsehood in German is Unwahrheit
falsehood in Latin is subjectio
falsehood in Spanish is falsedad
falsehood in Swedish is osanning


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