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1 falsehood
n. lögn, falskhet; ljugande; bluff; bedrägeri; konstgjordhet* * *noun ((the telling of) a lie: She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood.) lögn, osanning -
2 false
adj. falsk; olaga; felaktig; oriktig; förfalskad; osann; oäkta; lögnaktig; otrogen* * *[fo:ls]1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) falsk, osann2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) falsk, förfalskad3) (artificial: false teeth.) löständer4) (not loyal: false friends.) falsk•- falsify
- falsification
- falsity
- false alarm
- false start
См. также в других словарях:
falsehood — falsehood, falseness, falsity The three words, all to do with departure from the truth or what is true, have a considerable overlap in meaning and are sometimes interchangeable. Falsehood is the intentional telling of an untruth, and a falsehood… … Modern English usage
Falsehood — False hood, n. [False + hood] 1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. [1913 Webster] Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falsehood — I noun canard, commentum, deception, dissimulation, distortion, distortion of truth, equivocation, evasion, fabrication, false assertion, false statement, falsification, falsity, falsum, fiction, flam, fraud, fraudulence, inaccuracy, intentional… … Law dictionary
falsehood — late 13c., falshede, deceitfulness, also a lie, from FALSE (Cf. false) + HOOD (Cf. hood) … Etymology dictionary
falsehood — untruth, *lie, fib, misrepresentation, story Antonyms: truth (in concrete sense) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
falsehood — [n] lie canard, cover up, deceit, deception, dishonesty, dissimulation, distortion, equivocation, erroneousness, error, fable, fabrication, fakery, fallaciousness, fallacy, falseness, falsity, feigning, fib, fibbery, fiction, figment, fraud, half … New thesaurus
falsehood — ► NOUN 1) the state of being untrue. 2) a lie … English terms dictionary
falsehood — [fôls′hood΄] n. [ME falshod: see FALSE & HOOD] 1. lack of accuracy or truth; falsity; deception 2. the telling of lies; lying 3. a false statement; lie 4. a false belief, theory, idea, etc … English World dictionary
falsehood — /fawls hood/, n. 1. a false statement; lie. 2. something false; an untrue idea, belief, etc.: The Nazis propagated the falsehood of racial superiority. 3. the act of lying or making false statements. 4. lack of conformity to truth or fact. 5. Obs … Universalium
Falsehood — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Falsehood >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 falsehood falsehood falseness Sgm: N 1 falsity falsity falsification Sgm: N 1 deception deception &c. 545 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm … English dictionary for students
falsehood — The OT Decalogue does not contain any prohibition of lying but there are many terms in which the evils of falsehood are denounced. It is a power of sheol, the infernal world (Isa. 28:15) and it is especially represented by idolatry (Jer. 10:14)… … Dictionary of the Bible