falsehood
- n a false statement
- n the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
falseness
- n the state of being false or untrue
- n unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
- n the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
falsification
- n any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
- n a willful perversion of facts
- n the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
- n the act of determining that something is false
falsifying
- n the act of determining that something is false
- v make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
- v tamper, with the purpose of deception
- v prove false
- v falsify knowingly
- v insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
falsity
- n the state of being false or untrue
argument could not determine its truth or falsity - n a false statement
falter
- n the act of pausing uncertainly
- v be unsure or weak
Their enthusiasm is faltering - v move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
- v walk unsteadily
- v speak haltingly
The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room