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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalsidade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fal-si-da-de
"A falsidade das suas declarações foi exposta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being untrue or incorrect; a lie.
"The politician was accused of spreading falsehoods during the campaign." - 2
A false statement or representation.
"The article was filled with falsehoods that misled the public."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fals' (borrowed from Latin 'falsus') combined with the suffix '-hœd', originally indicating a state or condition of being untruthful. Over centuries, it evolved to denote both the abstract quality of untruth and a specific fabricated statement.
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fausse déclaration
Transliteration: fo-suh deh-kla-ra-syon
"Il a été accusé de fausse déclaration."
Falschheit
Transliteration: fahlsh-hait
"Die Falschheit seiner Aussagen wurde aufgedeckt."
falsità
Transliteration: fal-si-tà
"La falsità delle sue affermazioni è stata dimostrata."
falsedad
Transliteration: fal-se-dad
"La falsedad de sus palabras fue evidente."
falsidade
Transliteration: fal-si-da-de
"A falsidade das suas declarações foi exposta."
झूठ
Transliteration: jhooth
"उस पर झूठ बोलने का आरोप लगाया गया।"
虚假
Transliteration: xūjiǎ
"他的虚假陈述被揭穿了。"
허위
Transliteration: heowi
"그의 허위 진술이 드러났다."
虚偽
Transliteration: kyogi
"彼の虚偽の発言が明らかになった。"
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