falsehood
noun /ˈfɔːlshʊd/
/ˈfɔːlshʊd/
(formal)- [uncountable] the state of not being true; the act of telling a lie
- to test the truth or falsehood of her claims
- [countable] a statement that is not true synonym lie2
- It is an offence to deliberately publish a serious falsehood.