Noun: falsehood 'fols,hûd [N. Amer], 'fóls,hûd or 'fols,hûd [Brit]
- A false statement
"The politician's falsehood was quickly exposed by fact-draughts";
- falsity, untruth
- The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
"His falsehood about his qualifications was quickly discovered";
- falsification
Derived forms: falsehoods
Type of: dishonesty, knavery [archaic], roguishness, statement
Encyclopedia: Falsehood