noun
1. a false statement (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑statement
• Hyponyms:
↑dodge, ↑dodging, ↑scheme, ↑lie, ↑prevarication, ↑fabrication, ↑fiction, ↑fable, ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception, ↑contradiction, ↑contradiction in terms
2. the state of being false or untrue (Freq. 1)
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argument could not determine its truth or falsity
• Syn: ↑falseness
• Ant: ↑truth
• Hyponyms: ↑spuriousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.