FALSEHOOD, noun fols'hood. [false and hood.] 1. Contrariety or inconformity to fact or truth; as the falsehood of a report. 2. Want of truth or veracity; a lie; an untrue assertion. 3. Want of honesty; treachery; deceitfulness; perfidy. But falsehood is properly applied to things only. [See falseness.] 4. Counterfeit; false appearance; imposture.
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