falsity

[US]/'fɔːlsɪtɪ/
[UK]/'fɔlsəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. hypocrisy; lie; lack of truth; error

Example Sentences

We have shown the falsity of the story.

It was difficult to convict him of the falsity of his beliefs.

falsity of the claims

falsity in news reports

falsity in social media posts

falsity in scientific research

falsity in historical accounts

Real-world Examples

Writing has made me hyper-aware of these falsities.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

When confronted with his inventions, the pathological liar is able to perceive, if not necessarily admit, their falsity.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

In these pictures, Van Gogh seems to be using Japanese print techniques to unmask the falsity of modern life.

Source: Listening Digest

I saw your artifice, knew its falsity, and rejoiced in deceiving the deceiver!

Source: Monk (Part 2)

Which means bots are not responsible for the differential diffusion of truth and falsity online.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2019 Collection

" Don't you suppose that I know something of men: their vices, their follies, their falsities" ?

Source: Washington Square

Or, if he was wrong about that, what was the falsity that pervaded the whole room, the handsome figure in tweeds sprawling in his chair with a sportsman's ease?

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

It was not that Catherine was jealous; but her sense of Mrs. Penniman's innocent falsity, which had lain dormant, began to haunt her again, and she was glad that she was safely at home.

Source: Washington Square

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