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English Dictionary: falsehood	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
falsehood n a false statement Synonym(s): falsehood, falsity, untruth Antonym(s): true statement, truth the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting Synonym(s): falsification, falsehood
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Falsehood \False"hood\, n. [False + -hood] 1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it. --Fuller. 2. A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie. 3. Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. Betrayed by falsehood of his guard. --Shak. 4. A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture. For his molten image is falsehood. --Jer. x. 14. No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper. --Milton. Syn: Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See {Falsity}.