falsification

C2 Topic:Communication

US /ˌfɔlsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #77571

Meanings

1

noun
the showing or proving that a claim, hypothesis, or statement is false

A single failed prediction does not always amount to decisive falsification of a complex theory.
2

noun
the deliberate alteration, invention, or misrepresentation of information, records, or evidence

The researcher was dismissed after the falsification of laboratory results was discovered.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the showing or proving that... refutation disproof

2 noun · the deliberate alteration,... fabricationtamperingmisrepresentation

Opposites

verification confirmation authentication

Word family

Derived forms falsificationismfalsificationist

Related forms falsify falsehoodtestability

Etymology

From falsify + -ation, ultimately from Latin falsus ("false") + facere ("to make"). The word can mean establishing falsity through a test or making material false through alteration or fabrication.

Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# falsification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɔlsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 77571

## Meanings
1. the showing or proving that a claim, hypothesis, or statement is false
2. the deliberate alteration, invention, or misrepresentation of information, records, or evidence

## Examples
- A single failed prediction does not always amount to decisive falsification of a complex theory.
- The researcher was dismissed after the falsification of laboratory results was discovered.

## Synonyms
- refutation
- disproof
- fabrication
- tampering

## Antonyms
- verification
- confirmation
- authentication

## Derived Forms
- falsificationism
- falsificationist

## Related Forms
- falsify
- falsehood
- testability

## Etymology
From falsify + -ation, ultimately from Latin falsus ("false") + facere ("to make"). The word can mean establishing falsity through a test or making material false through alteration or fabrication.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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