FALSITY

Falsity

Falsity or falsehood is a perversion of truth originating in the deceitfulness of one party, and culminating in the damage of another party. Falsity is also a measure of the quality or extent of the falseness of something, while a falsehood may also mean simply an incorrect statement, independent of any intention to deceive.

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falsity

Noun

  1. Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
    The belief that the world is flat is a falsity.
  2. The characteristic of being untrue.
    The falsity of that statement is easily proven.


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