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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFalse
/fɔːls/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not true or correct; erroneous.
"The statement he made was false, leading to confusion."
- 1
A falsehood or untruth.
"She was accused of spreading false about her colleague."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fals' (meaning deceitful or treacherous), reinforced by Old French 'fals', both ultimately originating from Latin 'falsus', the past participle of 'fallere' (to deceive or disappoint). Over centuries, the term evolved from moral connotations of deceit to logical and empirical classifications of incorrectness or untruthfulness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "False" is said worldwide
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faux
Transliteration: fo
"Cette déclaration est fausse."
falsch
Transliteration: falsh
"Diese Aussage ist falsch."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"Questa affermazione è falsa."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"Esta declaración es falsa."
falso
Transliteration: fal-so
"Esta afirmação é falsa."
झूठा
Transliteration: jhootha
"यह बयान झूठा है।"
错误的
Transliteration: cuòwù de
"这个陈述是错误的。"
거짓
Transliteration: geo-jit
"이 진술은 거짓입니다."
偽の
Transliteration: nise no
"この声明は偽のものです。"
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