falsehood

false·hood

noun \ˈfȯls-ˌhu̇d\

Definition of FALSEHOOD

1

: an untrue statement : lie

2

: absence of truth or accuracy

3

: the practice of lying : mendacity

Examples of FALSEHOOD

1. the line between truth and falsehood
2. <the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics>

First Known Use of FALSEHOOD

13th century

Related to FALSEHOOD

Synonyms

delusion, error, fallacy, falsity, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, untruth

Antonyms

truth, verity

Related Words

factoid; superstition; fiction, pretense (or pretence); distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding; misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement; sophism, sophistry; fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale

Near Antonyms

fact, truism, verity; honesty, truthfulness, veracity; authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification

Rhymes with FALSEHOOD

Atwood, aunthood, basswood, beefwood, bentwood, blackwood, boxwood, boyhood, brushwood, childhood, cordwood, corkwood, deadwood, do-good, dogwood, driftwood, fatwood, feel-good, firewood, for good, fruitwood, Gielgud, girlhood, godhood, greasewood, greenwood, groundwood, gumwood, hardwood, heartwood, ironwood, kingwood, knighthood, lancewood, logwood, maidhood, make good, manhood, matchwood, monkhood, monkshood, no-good, pinewood, plywood, priesthood, pulpwood, redwood, rosewood, sainthood, selfhood, softwood, sonhood, springwood, statehood, stinkwood, Talmud, teakwood, torchwood, unhood, whitewood, wifehood, wildwood, wormwood