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 Falsehood \False"hood\, n. [False + -hood]
   1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or
      representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.
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            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.
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   2. A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be
      untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.
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   3. Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness.
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            Betrayed by falsehood of his guard.   --Shak.
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   4. A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
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            For his molten image is falsehood.    --Jer. x. 14.
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            No falsehood can endure
            Touch of celestial temper.            --Milton.

   Syn: Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See
        {Falsity}.
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