falsehood

C2+ Topic:Communication

Also spelled falahood and falshood

US /ˈfɔlshʊd/ UK /ˈfɔːlshʊd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an untrue statement; a lie

The article was riddled with falsehoods about the candidate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an untrue statement; a lie lie untruth fabrication fiction deceit fib mendacity

Opposites

truth fact veracity honesty

Word family

Related forms false falsity falsify falseness

Etymology

From 'false' + the abstract-noun suffix '-hood' (Old English '-hād', 'condition, state'). 'False' comes from Latin 'falsus' ('deceptive'), past participle of 'fallere' ('to deceive').

falsus Latin fallere Latin hād Old English

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# falsehood

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔlshʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːlshʊd/

## Meanings
1. an untrue statement; a lie

## Examples
- The article was riddled with falsehoods about the candidate.

## Synonyms
- lie
- untruth
- fabrication
- fiction
- deceit
- fib
- mendacity

## Antonyms
- truth
- fact
- veracity
- honesty

## Related Forms
- false
- falsity
- falsify
- falseness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: falsus
- Root: fallere
- Root: hād

## Etymology
From 'false' + the abstract-noun suffix '-hood' (Old English '-hād', 'condition, state'). 'False' comes from Latin 'falsus' ('deceptive'), past participle of 'fallere' ('to deceive').

## AI Etymology
Falsehood comes from 'false' + the abstract-noun suffix '-hood' (Old English '-hād', 'condition, state'). 'False' comes from Latin 'falsus' ('deceptive'), past participle of 'fallere' ('to deceive'). The etymological trail includes Latin falsus, Latin fallere, and Old English hād. As a noun, falsehood names an untrue statement; a lie. The same family is visible in related forms such as false, falsity, falsify, and falseness. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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