falsehood

false·hood

[ˈfôlsˌho͝od]

noun

falsehood (noun) · falsehoods (plural noun)

1. the state of being untrue:

   "the truth or falsehood of the many legends that surround her"

   • a lie:
     "a downright falsehood"
   • lying:
     "the right to sue for malicious falsehood"

 

Don't tell such falsehoods.

 

Don't lie.

 

that is a falsehood.

=that is a lie

 

falsifying evidence

 

True or False

 

 

fabricate lies

 

 

feign a falsehood(?)

 

 

He told a falsehood then backtracked as fast as he could.