falseness

noun

Definition of falsenessnext
1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife so that their love would never know a moment of falseness, Thomas Jefferson promised his dying wife that he would never remarry

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2
as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another she could not believe that her so-called best friend could ever be guilty of such falseness

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3
as in deception
the quality or state of being false the falseness of your reasoning is so blatant that it's no wonder you reached that absurd conclusion

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  1. infidelity
  2. betrayal
  3. deception
  4. adultery
  5. treachery
  6. perfidy
  7. treason
  8. fallacy
Noun
  • So far, Loren has dropped several bombshells on Faith, including his STD diagnosis and his infidelity.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Busting 3 common myths about infidelity Clinical psychologist Talal Alsaleem has helped hundreds of couples work through romantic affairs.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of infidelity
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  • The past year’s paltry outcome will surely cast a shadow over relations between developed and undeveloped countries, the most imperiled of which view the weak finance deal as a betrayal of trust.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Although animated, Boyens emphasizes that the film quickly immerses audiences into a familiar world, exploring themes of honor, family, and loyalty alongside betrayal, jealousy, and obsession – all hallmarks of Tolkien’s storytelling.
    Rochelle Beighton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of betrayal
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  • The paper adds to a small but growing body of evidence that today’s most advanced AI models are becoming capable of strategic deception.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This is a game of deception after all, and everyone is in on it.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of deception
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  • In Good Partner and a few other dramas—Bitter Sweet Hell, A Virtuous Business and Marry My Husband—adultery was the primary reason for divorce.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The flick was a comedic noir that imagined a Hollywood where cartoons and humans live together, and the plot involved murder, adultery, blackmail and other adult topics.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.
    Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of treachery
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  • Those intrepid few who still clung to the belief that American perfidy shielded Duke’s players from true justice just had the rug pulled out from under them by Mangum herself.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Putin inundates Ukraine’s airwaves with propaganda about the West’s perfidy, the West’s agonizingly slow and insufficient support of Ukraine, the West’s seeming willingness to bleed Ukraine as a proxy, Zelensky’s anti-democratic centralization of power, and the like.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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  • Yoon has immunity from most criminal prosecution as president, but that doesn’t extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.
    Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Later, Kieran was arrested for treason, after Constantine found in his locker evidence of spycraft.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
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  • Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The argument that somehow voters in more populous states are disenfranchised is also a fallacy.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of fallacy
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