false·hood

false·hood
/ˈfɑːlsˌhʊd/ noun, pl -hoods
1 [count] : an untrue statement :lie

a politician accused of spreading (malicious) falsehoods about his opponent

2 [noncount] : the quality of not being true or accurate : false quality

the falsehood [=(more commonly) falseness, falsity] of these accusations

the line between truth and falsehood


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