falsehood
gb/fˈælshˌʊd/ us/fˈælshˌʊd/
B2
Engleză
~ 5800
hazugság, valótlanság, hamisság, tévesség
SUBSTANTIV
B2
1
hazugság
A2
valótlanság
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
to tell/spread [a/the] falsehood(s) about [someone/something]
The article was full of falsehoods about the candidate's past.
A cikk tele volt a jelölt múltjáról szóló hazugságokkal.
He was fired for spreading a serious falsehood about his manager.
Elbocsátották, mert súlyos valótlanságot terjesztett a főnökéről.
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The report contains a falsehood about the company's sales.
A jelentés valótlanságot tartalmaz a vállalat eladási adatairól.
He told a falsehood to his teacher to avoid trouble.
Hazugságot mondott a tanárának, hogy elkerülje a bajt.
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
an untrue statement or lie
Colocații
spread falsehoods
|peddle falsehoods
|a blatant falsehood
|a deliberate falsehood
|a web of falsehoods
|expose a falsehood
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
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.)
Teme
communication
|ethics
|media
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
Something that a person says that is not true.
A statement that is not true, especially one that is deliberately untrue.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
the falsehood of [a statement/claim/belief]
The committee examined the falsehood of the rumors spread during the campaign.
A bizottság megvizsgálta a kampány során terjesztett híresztelések hamisságát.
Philosophers have long debated how we can clearly distinguish truth from falsehood.
A filozófusok régóta vitatják, hogyan lehet egyértelműen megkülönböztetni az igazságot a hamisságtól.
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The falsehood of this idea is now clear.
Ennek az elképzelésnek a tévessége most már világos.
Scientists showed the falsehood of the old theory.
A tudósok kimutatták a régi elmélet tévességét.
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
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."
Sens
the quality of being untrue
Colocații
the falsehood of the claim
|logical falsehood
|truth and falsehood
|recognize falsehood
|the falsehood of this belief
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
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.)
Teme
philosophy
|logic
|academic
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
The fact that something is not true.
The condition or quality of not being true; the state of being false.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
falsehood
IPA
GB/fˈælshˌʊd/
US/fˈælshˌʊd/
Silabe și accent
false - hood (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (false)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: falsehood
- Plural: falsehood, falsehoods
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.