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false
[ fawls ]
adjective
- not true or correct; erroneous:
a false statement.
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- uttering or declaring what is untrue:
a false witness.
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- not faithful or loyal; treacherous:
a false friend.
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- tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive:
a false impression.
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- not genuine; counterfeit.
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- based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts:
false pride.
- used as a substitute or supplement, especially temporarily:
false supports for a bridge.
- Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name:
the false acacia.
- not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted:
a false balance.
- inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.
adverb
- dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously:
Did he speak false against me?
false
/ ɔː /
adjective
- not in accordance with the truth or facts
- irregular or invalid
a false start
- untruthful or lying
a false account
- not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake
false eyelashes
- being or intended to be misleading or deceptive
a false rumour
- disloyal or treacherous
a false friend
- based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts
a false argument
false pride
- prenominal (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified
false hellebore
- serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily
a false keel
- music
- (of a note, interval, etc) out of tune
- (of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone
- (of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect
adverb
- in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play ( someone ) false )
Derived Forms
- ˈڲ, adverb
- ˈڲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڲl adverb
- ڲn noun
- -ڲ adjective
- ܲȴ-ڲ adjective
- quasi-ڲl adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of false1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of false1
Idioms and Phrases
- play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.
More idioms and phrases containing false
- lull into (false sense of security)
- play false
- ring false
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She then embarks on a sexual odyssey that, after a few false starts, reveals her penchant for dominance and submission.
Crowley has defended her handling of the blaze and accused Bass of making “multiple, false accusations.”
Misinformation and false reports are rampant, he said.
He never responded to the multiple critiques of his false claims about the program with cogent counterarguments.
The company calls the book “a mix of out-of-date and previously reported claims about the company and false accusations about our executives.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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