falsity

/'fɔ:lsifai/

Thân thiện

The witness was asked to identify the falsity in the statement.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A false statement; something that is not true: "falsity" refers to a specific untrue assertion, claim, or piece of information.
   • The quality or state of being false or untrue: "falsity" describes the condition of being incorrect, deceptive, or not in accordance with fact.

Usage

• The word "falsity" is a formal noun. It is often used in academic, philosophical, legal, or logical contexts to discuss the nature of truth versus untruth.
• It can refer to a concrete lie or to the abstract quality of falsehood.

Examples

• Referring to a false statement:
  • His testimony was exposed as a complete falsity.
  • The article was filled with obvious falsities.
• Referring to the state of being false:
  • The detective questioned the falsity of the suspect's alibi.
  • The experiment was designed to test the truth or falsity of the hypothesis.

Advanced Usage

• "The falsity of a proposition": Used in logic and philosophy to discuss whether a statement corresponds to reality.
  • Philosophers debate the criteria for determining the falsity of a proposition.
• "Inherent falsity": Suggests that falsehood is a fundamental, built-in characteristic.
  • The inherent falsity of the propaganda was clear to educated observers.

Variants and Related Words

• False (adj): Not true or correct; erroneous.
  • a false accusation
• Falseness (n): The quality of being unfaithful or disloyal; also synonymous with the state of being untrue.
  • the falseness of his friendship
• Falsify (v): To alter (information, evidence, etc.) so as to mislead; to prove (a statement, theory, etc.) to be false.
  • to falsify data
• Falsification (n): The action of falsifying information.
  • the falsification of records

Synonyms

• Falsehood: An untrue statement; the state of being untrue.
• Untruth: A lie or false statement.
• Fabrication: Something invented or concocted, often to deceive.
• Fallacy: A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

Antonyms

• Truth: The quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality.
• Veracity: Conformity to facts; accuracy; habitual truthfulness.
• Fact: A thing that is known or proved to be true.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a false statement
2. the state of being false or untrue
   • argument could not determine its truth or falsity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• falsehood
• untruth
• falseness