falsities

noun

Definition of falsitiesnext
plural of falsity
1
as in delusions
a false idea or belief a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age

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2
as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another

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3
as in betrayals
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity

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  1. lies
  2. betrayals
  3. myths
  4. tales
  5. stories
  6. errors
  7. falsehoods
Noun
  • The breach led by Peters heightened concerns that rogue election workers sympathetic to partisan lies could use their access and knowledge to attack voting processes from within.
    Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Secrets and lies were the name of the game on Grey's Anatomy.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lies
Noun
  • Popular on Variety Amid the torrid love affairs and alliances, epic battles and betrayals, the future of Europe hangs in the balance.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the rest of the movie, Donald demonstrates his mastery of these methods in a relentless and brazen series of betrayals, disloyalties, cruelties.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of betrayals
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  • Efforts to reform education in science and technology should focus on generating excitement and interest among young girls by debunking myths about these subjects and highlighting their relevance to real-world issues.
    Kath Mackay, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Frida’s life was marked by contradictions, struggles, affairs and myths.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of myths
Noun
  • The show follows loveable and inexhaustible blue heeler dog Bluey, her younger sister Bingo and their mum and dad who have unpredictable tales in and around their neighborhood.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fans fell in love with the weird tales coming out of the small desert town and helped turn it into a pop culture sensation.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tales
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  • It’s been important to myself and Chris to help tell these Latino stories under our Lord Miller banner.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other big stories ➤ These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stories
Noun
  • The back end of the defense must avoid the penalties and communication errors that have plagued the Rams most of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then there are the coding vulnerabilities, errors and bugs, which can impact the baseband firmware like any other software.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • All this is particularly troubling given a recent Treasury Department announcement notes that Russian officials were involved in an effort to create bots that would spread online falsehoods to Americans about where to vote in the 2024 election.
    Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Social media companies should also dramatically increase staffing devoted to addressing falsehoods about the election process.
    Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
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