noun · academic
falsehood
UK/ˈfɔːlʃʊd/US/ˈfɑːlʃʊd/FALSE·hood
Band 5-6task2speaking
a statement that is untrue; the state of being untrue
Examples
“The report was criticised for containing deliberate falsehoods.”
“Spreading falsehoods on social media can damage public trust.”
“The politician dismissed the allegations as pure falsehood.”
Band 8 sentence
“The inquiry concluded that the resignation followed a prolonged pattern of deliberate falsehoods by senior management.”
Collocations
- deliberate falsehood
- spread falsehoods
- expose a falsehood
Word family
false adjectivefalsely adverbfalsity nounfalsehood noun
Common mistakes
He spread lie about the study.→He spread lies about the study.
The article contains many falsehood.→The article contains many falsehoods.
Say it for a higher band
5lie→6untruth→7+falsehood
Synonyms
lie
falsity
Easily confused
falsity
“The court reviewed the falsity of the witness's testimony.”
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