falsity

noun

ˈfȯl-sə-tē How to pronounce falsity (audio)
Definition of falsitynext
1
as in delusion
a false idea or belief a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age

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2
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another

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as in adultery
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife the falsity of Guinevere usually figures prominently in medieval and modern tellings of the legend of King Arthur

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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity

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as in deception
the quality or state of being false the falsity of Columbus's estimate of the earth's circumference was pretty much demonstrated when he made a head-on collision with the western hemisphere

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Recent Examples of falsity From there, Krasznahorkai dismantles many of the falsities that had seeped down from the official propagandists into the collective psyche of the proletariat. — Andrew Ervin, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025 This revealed the falsity of the situation. — Heidi Kleinsmith Salter, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2025 Plaintiff will, therefore, never be able to establish the Defendants acted with knowing falsity in publishing the Article. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 NewsNation is accused of amplifying the allegations despite knowing or recklessly disregarding their falsity. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for falsity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsity
  1. delusion
  2. lie
  3. adultery
  4. treachery
  5. deception
  6. myth
  7. tale
  8. infidelity
Noun
  • The 29-year-old Christian Faith Madison died after walking into traffic, with her family arguing that the OpenAI chatbot had fueled her religious delusions during their extensive interactions, pushing her over the edge by romanticizing death.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026
  • The delusion is painful to watch, but the greater tragedy is that his proximity to this staggering wealth insures his and Lindsay’s misery.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Definition of delusion
Noun
  • In the neck lie rectifying plates—one plate in the wash still, 17 in the spirit still—which allows for precision control over the whisky, as well as higher ABV distillate than a traditional pot setup.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • JetBlue's lie-flat Mint business class, which is used on longer-haul flights like cross-country trips and flights to European destinations including Paris, London and Milan, will only have the Standard and Flex option.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The name has Biblical undertones and refers to a theory that Adam (of Adam and Eve) had a first wife named Lilith, who committed adultery with Satan and transformed into an evil being who kidnaps children.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
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  • 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
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  • Recent history suggests that the only effective counter to such meddling is a public statement alerting voters to the deception, by some credibly neutral, nonpartisan authority.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Peter trying to have a normal holiday while grieving Tony, Mysterio’s deception, and the post-credits scene that blows Peter’s life apart — all of it feeds into where the new film finds him.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of deception
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  • Street skits satirized the myth of Modi’s tea-seller origins.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His adventures traversing a broken land of haunted people and animals may be less the stuff of future myth and more about trauma, but Yoon brilliantly creates voices for human and canine that make both more whole.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of myth
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  • The tale begins with a successful novelist in late middle age boarding a train after a publishing event.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Politicians in both parties often used tales of Medicaid fraud on the part of providers and recipients to justify tighter eligibility rules and spending cuts.
    — Ben Zdencanovic, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Gripped by a paralyzing fear for the fate of her future children, Naama returns to the same monument where the infidelity took place; there, her parents appear before her.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In June, The New York Times spoke to multiple women who accused Platner of physical intimidation, infidelity and disturbing comments.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of infidelity

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