Falsehood
11falsehood — The OT Decalogue does not contain any prohibition of lying but there are many terms in which the evils of falsehood are denounced. It is a power of sheol, the infernal world (Isa. 28:15) and it is especially represented by idolatry (Jer. 10:14)… …
12falsehood — n. 1) to tell, utter a falsehood 2) an absolute, downright, utter falsehood * * * [ fɔːlshʊd] downright utter a falsehood utter falsehood an absolute to tell …
13falsehood — false|hood [ˈfo:lshud US ˈfo:ls ] n formal 1.) a statement that is untrue = ↑lie ▪ Saunders is deliberately telling a falsehood. 2.) [U] the practice of telling lies = ↑lying ▪ No one had accused me of falsehood before. 3.) …
14falsehood — [[t]fɔ͟ːlshʊd[/t]] falsehoods 1) N UNCOUNT Falsehood is the quality or fact of being untrue or of being a lie. She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood. Ant: truth 2) N COUNT A falsehood is a lie. [FORMAL] He accused them of… …
15falsehood — noun /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/ a) The property of being false. Every such idiom is what is known as a truth function, and is characterized by the fact that the truth or falsehood of the complex statement which it generates is uniquely determined by the truth… …
16falsehood — noun 1) a downright falsehood Syn: lie, untruth, fib, falsification, fabrication, invention, fiction, story, cock and bull story, flight of fancy; half truth; informal tall story, tall tale, fairy tale, whopper See note at …
17falsehood — UK [ˈfɔːlshʊd] / US [ˈfɔlsˌhʊd] noun Word forms falsehood : singular falsehood plural falsehoods formal 1) [countable] a statement that is not true 2) [uncountable] the fact of being not true …
18falsehood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of honesty Nouns 1. falsehood, falseness, dishonesty; falsity, falsification; deception, untruth; lying, misrepresentation, disinformation, plausible denial; mendacity, perjury, forgery, invention,… …
19falsehood — melas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Sąmoningai klaidinamas teiginys ketinant apgaule pasiekti kokį nors tikslą. Vaikų melas iki 4–5 m. būna nesąmoningas. Meluojama dėl atgaminimo netikslumo, vaizduotės stiprumo, mąstymo ir tikrovės… …
20falsehood — noun Date: 13th century 1. an untrue statement ; lie 2. absence of truth or accuracy 3. the practice of lying ; mendacity …
