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false
[ fawls ]
adjective
- not true or correct; erroneous:
a false statement.
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- uttering or declaring what is untrue:
a false witness.
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- not faithful or loyal; treacherous:
a false friend.
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- tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive:
a false impression.
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- not genuine; counterfeit.
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- based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts:
false pride.
- used as a substitute or supplement, especially temporarily:
false supports for a bridge.
- Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name:
the false acacia.
- not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted:
a false balance.
- inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.
adverb
- dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously:
Did he speak false against me?
false
/ ɔː /
adjective
- not in accordance with the truth or facts
- irregular or invalid
a false start
- untruthful or lying
a false account
- not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake
false eyelashes
- being or intended to be misleading or deceptive
a false rumour
- disloyal or treacherous
a false friend
- based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts
a false argument
false pride
- prenominal (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified
false hellebore
- serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily
a false keel
- music
- (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune
- (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone
- (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect
adverb
- in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play ( someone ) false )
Derived Forms
- ˈڲ, adverb
- ˈڲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڲl adverb
- ڲn noun
- -ڲ adjective
- ܲȴ-ڲ adjective
- quasi-ڲl adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of false1
Word History and Origins
Origin of false1
Idioms and Phrases
- play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
More idioms and phrases containing false
- lull into (false sense of security)
- play false
- ring false
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was arrested Tuesday for making "false statements with the intention of causing public panic", Myanmar's information ministry said.
He added that reports to the contrary were "false".
He was not allowed to enter a plea on the treason charge but pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of publishing false information.
"SB 8 falsely implied that there would be medical exceptions by using vague language, and the average Texan doesn't realize the false implication until someone they love is in that impossible situation," Brandt said.
But researchers from 5Rights Foundation were able to set up a series of fake Teen Accounts using false birthdays, with no additional checks by the platform.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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