noun
- a false statement; lie.
- something false; an untrue idea, belief, etc.: The Nazis propagated the falsehood of racial superiority.
- the act of lying or making false statements.
- lack of conformity to truth or fact.
- Obsolete. deception.
noun
- the quality of being untrue
- an untrue statement; lie
- the act of deceiving or lying
late 13c., falshede, “deceitfulness,” also “a lie,” from false + -hood.