Associations to the word «Falsehood»

Wiktionary

FALSEHOOD, noun. (uncountable) The property of being false.
FALSEHOOD, noun. (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie
FALSEHOOD, noun. (archaic) (rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.

Dictionary definition

FALSEHOOD, noun. A false statement.
FALSEHOOD, noun. The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats