falsehood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a false statement
    untruth; falsity.
  2. noun the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
    falsification.

WordNet


False"hood noun
Etymology
False + -hood
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913