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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jhooth
"उस पर झूठ बोलने का आरोप लगाया गया।"
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
The term 'falsehood' originates from the Old English 'fals', derived from the Latin 'falsus', meaning 'deceitful' or 'false'. Over time, it evolved to denote not just the quality of being false, but also the act of lying or misrepresentation.
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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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