falseness

noun

Definition of falsenessnext
1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife so that their love would never know a moment of falseness, Thomas Jefferson promised his dying wife that he would never remarry

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2
as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another she could not believe that her so-called best friend could ever be guilty of such falseness

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3
as in deception
the quality or state of being false the falseness of your reasoning is so blatant that it's no wonder you reached that absurd conclusion

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Recent Examples of falseness The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falseness
  1. infidelity
  2. betrayal
  3. deception
  4. adultery
  5. treachery
  6. deceptiveness
  7. perfidy
  8. treason
Noun
  • Bailee Ann, 18, staunchly denied infidelity rumors between the former couple during a TikTok livestream Sunday.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Kathie Lee Gifford says her late husband Frank Gifford’s infidelity was not an affair.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of infidelity
Noun
  • For now, fans can revisit every secret and betrayal in the first two seasons, streaming on Netflix.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
  • Suffice to say, adventure and betrayal and plenty of action follows.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of betrayal
Noun
  • Yes, a bit of deception has long been standard in listing photos — a wide lens, a bit of color saturation to make a viewless window appear brighter — but the tools today are more sophisticated, cheaper, and pretty ubiquitous.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026
  • Nolan reinvents him as a naive young soldier left outside the horse to sell Odysseus’ deception.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of deception
Noun
  • In the graphic sequence, Lannister is forced to walk naked through the streets as punishment for committing adultery.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Hundreds of pages of filings in a civil lawsuit and countersuit detail allegations of fraud and elder abuse, years of adultery, and a battle for property, luxury sports cars and cash.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of adultery
Noun
  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • This is not treachery but the truest and noblest affection.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of treachery
Noun
  • Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Beyond the deceptiveness of the narrow material view, spiritual light and hope are always present to be found and felt.
    — Sue Brightman, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of deceptiveness
Noun
  • Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Definition of perfidy
Noun
  • Alfred Dreyfus, whose wrongful 19th century treason conviction exposed deeply rooted anti-Jewish bias in France.
    — Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • What constitutes treason is emerging as an early theme of House of the Dragon’s third season.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of treason

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