falsehood

«falsehood» in Mova's school dictionary: not true — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a falsehood, falsehoods; falsehood — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A lie; something said that is not true. tree →

2) The state of being untrue: the truth or falsehood of a claim. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing and old stories «falsehood» is a polite or stiff word for a lie; in lessons on truth and tricks children learn to tell truth from falsehood. Phrases: «tell a falsehood», «truth and falsehood», «spread falsehoods».

examples

• He was punished for telling a falsehood. tree →
• The website was full of falsehoods. tree →
• We must learn to tell truth from falsehood. tree →
• Her story was a mix of truth and falsehood. tree →
• The judge asked the witness not to say any falsehood. tree →
• Spreading falsehoods about people is unkind. tree →
• Still he scorned to tell a falsehood. tree →

note

Formal; in everyday speech say «lie». Opposite: truth. Related: false, falsify.

In the corpora

• "Alternative facts" means falsehoods, things that are not true.
• Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
• Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.
• Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.
• They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «falsehood» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.