falsehood
gb/fˈælshˌʊd/ us/fˈælshˌʊd/
B2
英語
~ 5800
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B2
entity
1
an untrue statement or lie
Something that a person says that is not true.
用法パターン：
to tell/spread [a/the] falsehood(s) about [someone/something]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes use "falsehood" where "false" or "wrong" is needed, for example saying *"This answer is a falsehood"* instead of *"This answer is false/wrong."* Another common error is using it before an uncountable noun, e.g. *"a falsehood information"*; it should be *"false information"* or *"a falsehood"* on its own. Learners may also overuse it in casual speech, where "lie" is more natural.
類義語
lie (More common and direct; often sounds stronger and more emotional than "falsehood.")
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untruth (Slightly formal; focuses on the fact of not being true without strongly judging intention.)
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fabrication (Suggests an invented story that has been carefully made up, often more elaborate than a single falsehood.)
対義語
truth (The general opposite; something that matches the facts or reality.)
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fact (Opposite in the sense of a specific piece of information that is true and can be proven.)
コロケーション
spread falsehoods
|peddle falsehoods
|a blatant falsehood
|a deliberate falsehood
|a web of falsehoods
|expose a falsehood
テーマ
communication
|ethics
|media
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The article was full of falsehoods about the candidate's past.
- He was fired for spreading a serious falsehood about his manager.
- Under pressure, the witness admitted that his earlier statement was a falsehood.
- The court found that her claims were deliberate falsehoods meant to mislead the jury.
- Social media makes it easy for a single falsehood to reach thousands of people in minutes.
学習者向け例文
- The report contains a falsehood about the company's sales.
- He told a falsehood to his teacher to avoid trouble.
- They spread falsehoods about their competitor online.
- She later said that her story was a falsehood.
- The journalist tried to correct the falsehoods in the news.
名詞
formal
C1
state
2
the quality of being untrue
The fact that something is not true.
用法パターン：
the falsehood of [a statement/claim/belief]
よくある間違い：
Learners may not realize this abstract sense is more formal and often used in academic or philosophical writing. In everyday speech, native speakers usually say "this idea is false" or "this is not true," rather than "the falsehood of this idea."
類義語
falsity (Very similar meaning; slightly more technical or philosophical than "falsehood.")
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incorrectness (Focuses more on being factually wrong rather than morally or logically false.)
対義語
truth (Direct opposite as an abstract state of being true.)
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veracity (Formal noun for truthfulness; often used in careful or academic discussion as the opposite of falsehood.)
コロケーション
the falsehood of the claim
|logical falsehood
|truth and falsehood
|recognize falsehood
|the falsehood of this belief
テーマ
philosophy
|logic
|academic
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The committee examined the falsehood of the rumors spread during the campaign.
- Philosophers have long debated how we can clearly distinguish truth from falsehood.
- The experiment demonstrated the falsehood of the theory that vaccines cause the disease.
- Students are encouraged to question both the truth and the falsehood of commonly held beliefs.
- Her research carefully exposes the falsehood of several popular historical myths.
学習者向け例文
- The falsehood of this idea is now clear.
- Scientists showed the falsehood of the old theory.
- We must see the falsehood of these dangerous beliefs.
- He wrote an essay on truth and falsehood in the media.
- The book explains the falsehood of many common health myths.
文法
辞書形
falsehood
IPA
GB/fˈælshˌʊd/
US/fˈælshˌʊd/
音節・強勢
false - hood （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (false)
活用形
Noun
- Base: falsehood
- Plural: falsehood, falsehoods
関連語
表現
a tissue of falsehoods
1/ə tˈɪʃu əv fˈælshˌʊdz/
idiom
literary
a story containing many lies
A story, explanation, or set of statements that is made of many lies.
例文
- The report was condemned as a tissue of falsehoods designed to damage the company's reputation.
- She later admitted that her account of the accident was a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end.
- Historians now view the early official explanation as a tissue of falsehoods rather than a serious report.