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Look up FALSE, false, or falsehood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. False or falsehood most commonly refer to: False (logic), the negation of truth
False
Types of error in data reporting
A false positive is an error in binary classification in which a test result incorrectly indicates the presence of a condition (such as a disease when
False positives and false negatives
False_positives_and_false_negatives
Index of articles associated with the same name
The generic name False Dmitry (also Pseudo-Demetrius, Russian: Лжедмитрий, Lžedmitrij) refers to various impostors who passed themselves off as the deceased
False_Dmitry
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
A false dilemma, also referred to as false dichotomy or false binary, is an informal fallacy based on a premise that erroneously limits what options are
False_dilemma
Covert operation designed to deceive
A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party. The term
False_flag
Words that look or sound alike, but are not related
False cognates are pairs of words that seem to be cognates because of similar sounds or spelling and meaning, but have different etymologies; they can
False_cognate
Psychological occurrence
In psychology, a false memory is a phenomenon in which someone recalls something that did not actually happen or recalls it differently from the way it
False_memory
Incorrect proposition that forms the basis of an argument
A false premise is an incorrect proposition that forms the basis of an argument or syllogism. Since the premise (proposition, or assumption) is not correct
False_premise
Signs and symptoms of pregnancy without the presence of a fetus
False pregnancy (or pseudocyesis, from Ancient Greek pseudes 'false' and kyesis 'pregnancy"') is the appearance of clinical or subclinical signs and symptoms
False_pregnancy
Reporting on a fringe assertion as if it were legitimate debate
False balance, known colloquially as bothsidesism, is a media bias in which journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints
False_balance
Logical fallacy of inconsistency
false equivalence or false equivalency is an informal fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed, faulty, or false
False_equivalence
Marxist term examining the exploitation of workers
In Marxist theory, false consciousness is a term describing the ways in which material, ideological, and institutional processes are said to mislead members
False_consciousness
Species of crocodilian
The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family
False_gharial
Admission of guilt for a crime one did not commit
A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime which the individual did not commit. Although such confessions seem counterintuitive, they can
False_confession
Person who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration
In religion, a false prophet or pseudoprophet is a person who falsely claims the gift of prophecy or divine inspiration, or to speak for God, or who makes
False_prophet
Vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep
A false awakening is a vivid scenario in which a person dreams that they have woken up, while still actually asleep. After a false awakening, subjects
False_awakening
Name for several species of mushroom
The name false morel is given to several species of mushroom which bear a resemblance to the highly regarded true morels of the genus Morchella. Like
False_morel
Methods of visualizing information by translating to colors
False colors and pseudo colors respectively refers to a group of color rendering methods used to display images in colors which were recorded in the visible
False_color
Type of tort
In United States law, false light is a tort concerning privacy that is similar to the tort of defamation. The privacy laws in the U.S. include a non-public
False_light
Topics referred to by the same term
False Prophets may refer to: False prophet, a Jewish, Christian, and Islamic concept False Prophets (band), an American punk rock band "False Prophets"
False_Prophets
Topics referred to by the same term
A false conclusion is a result of reasoning that is false. It may refer to: Error False (logic) Any kind of fallacy Jumping to conclusions Reductio ad
False_conclusion
American documentary series
Trust Me: The False Prophet is a 2026 American documentary miniseries directed and executive produced by Rachel Dretzin. It follows cult expert Christine
Trust_Me:_The_False_Prophet
Illegal restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent
False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority
False_imprisonment
Hypothetical vacuum, less stable than true vacuum
In quantum field theory, a false vacuum is a hypothetical vacuum state that is locally stable but does not occupy the most stable possible ground state
False_vacuum
The false keel was a timber, forming part of the hull of a wooden sailing ship. Typically 6 inches (15 cm) thick for a 74-gun ship in the 19th century
False_keel
Cosmetic application
False eyelashes are a cosmetic enhancement attaching synthetic or natural fibers to the eyelids to give the natural eyelashes a fuller, more dramatic
False_eyelashes
Imposter pretender executed in 1402
The False Olaf was a man executed on 28 October 1402 for impersonating King Olaf II of Denmark and Norway, who had died as a teenager in 1387. Condemned
False_Olaf
Group of plants of the family Rutaceae
The false oranges are a group of flowering plants in the Citrus genus, within the family, Rutaceae. They are endemic to New Caledonia. Though previously
False_orange
Norwegian woman who impersonated Margaret, Maid of Norway
False Margaret (or Margareth or Margareta) (c. 1260 – 1301) was a Norwegian woman who impersonated Margaret, Maid of Norway. The real Margaret had died
False_Margaret
Sporting term
Look up false start in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In sports, a false start is a disallowed start, usually due to a movement by a participant before
False_start
Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue or unsubstantiated. False accusations are also known as groundless accusations
False_accusation
Index of plants with the same common name
False dandelion is a common name for a number of plants similar to dandelions. Hypochaeris radicata, also known as cat's ears, the plant most commonly
False_dandelion
Words in two languages that sound similar but have very different meanings
In linguistics, a false friend is a word or letter in a different language that looks or sounds similar to a word in a given language, but differs significantly
False_friend
Topics referred to by the same term
False Colors or Colours may refer to: False Colors (1943 film), an American Western film False Colors (1914 film), an American silent drama film False
False_Colors
False pleasure may be a pleasure based on a false belief, or a pleasure compared with more real, or greater pleasures. Lacan maintained that philosophers
False_pleasure
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up false alarm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. False Alarm may refer to: False Alarm (band), an American punk rock band False Alarm (album), by
False_Alarm
Species of oceanic dolphin in the genus Pseudorca
The false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) is a species of oceanic dolphin that is the only extant representative of the genus Pseudorca. It is found
False_killer_whale
Grammatical construct in English
A false, coined, fake, bogus or pseudo-title, also called a Time-style adjective and an anarthrous nominal premodifier, is a kind of preposed appositive
False_title
Deceptive or erroneous report of an emergency
A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the deceptive or erroneous report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources
False_alarm
Topics referred to by the same term
False Hope or False Hopes may refer to: "Hope Torture (False Hope)", a 2013 song by Song Ji-eun from Hope Torture False Hope, a 2017 EP by Kevin Garrett
False_Hope
Index of animals with the same common name
False coral may refer to many species of snakes, including: several species of the genus Erythrolamprus: Erythrolamprus aesculapii, a mildly venomous
False_coral
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up false faces or false face in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. False Faces or False Face may refer to: False Face Society, a medicinal society
False_Faces
Telecommunication system error
In telecommunications, falsing is a signaling error condition when a signal decoder detects a valid input although the implied protocol function was not
Falsing
Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia
False Creek (French: Faux ruisseau) is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest
False_Creek
Literary technique
In fiction, a false protagonist is a literary technique, often used to make the plot more jarring or more memorable by fooling the audience's preconceptions
False_protagonist
Topics referred to by the same term
False Identity may refer to: False identity False Identity (1990 film), an American crime thriller film False Identity (1947 film), a French crime film
False_Identity
Tsar of Russia from 1605 to 1606
False Dmitry I or Pseudo-Demetrius I (Russian: Лжедмитрий I, romanized: Lzhedmitriy I) reigned as the Tsar of all Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death
False_Dmitry_I
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up false positive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. False Positive may refer to: False positive error, a result that incorrectly shows that a condition
False Positive (disambiguation)
False_Positive_(disambiguation)
Index of plants with the same common name
False spiraea or false spirea is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Astilbe Arendsii Group Sorbaria sorbifolia, native to Asia This page
False_spiraea
Derogatory term for foreign deities in Abrahamic religions
The phrase false god is a derogatory term used mainly in Abrahamic religions (namely Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith)
False_god
Bay of the Atlantic Ocean at South Africa
False Bay (Afrikaans: Valsbaai) is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in
False_Bay
Statement contradicted by facts and reality
A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality. This concept
False_statement
Species of flowering plant
racemosum, the treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume or false spikenard, is a species of flowering plant
Maianthemum_racemosum
Economics concept
In economics, a false economy or hallucinated economy is an action that does save money at the beginning but which, over a longer period of time, results
False_economy
Children's TV programme, 1993–1996
False or True (also known as FoT) is a children's TV programme broadcast from 1993 to 1996 in the UK on CBBC. Some years later it returned as a completely
False_or_True
Chance of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis
performing multiple comparisons, a false positive ratio (also known as fall-out or false alarm rate ) is the probability of falsely rejecting the null hypothesis
False_positive_rate
Index of plants with the same common name
False Sandalwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Adenanthera pavonina, false red sandalwood Eremophila mitchellii, a shrub or small
False_sandalwood
Index of plants with the same common name
False box or false boxwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Cornus florida, native to eastern North America and northern Mexico Gyminda
False_box
Topics referred to by the same term
False Dawn may refer to: "False Dawn" (short story), by Rudyard Kipling False Dawn (Parts One and Two) (The Forties), a 1924 novella by Edith Wharton
False_dawn
Misleading content in advertisements
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim or statement
False_advertising
12th episode of the 5th season of Homeland
"A False Glimmer" is the twelfth episode and the season finale of the fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 60th episode
A_False_Glimmer
1929 painting by René Magritte
The False Mirror is a surrealist oil on canvas painting by René Magritte, from 1929. It depicts a human eye framing a cloudy, blue sky. In the depiction
The_False_Mirror
Oration by Demosthenes
"On the False Embassy" (Ancient Greek: Περὶ τῆς παραπρεσβείας) is the name of two famous judicial orations, both delivered in 343 BC by the prominent
On_the_False_Embassy
Species of fish
The false cleanerfish (Aspidontus taeniatus) is a species of combtooth blenny, a mimic that copies both the dance and appearance of Labroides dimidiatus
False_cleanerfish
Statistical method for handling multiple comparisons
In statistics, the false discovery rate (FDR) is a method of conceptualizing the rate of type I errors in null hypothesis testing when conducting multiple
False_discovery_rate
Cognitive bias of wrongly viewing yourself as unique
The false-uniqueness effect is an attributional type of cognitive bias in social psychology that describes how people tend to view their qualities, traits
False-uniqueness_effect
American conservative cable news channel
knowingly endorsed false conspiracy theories to promote Republican and conservative causes. These include, but are not limited to, false claims regarding
Fox_News
Performance-degrading usage pattern
In computer science, false sharing is a performance-degrading usage pattern that can arise in systems with distributed, coherent caches at the size of
False_sharing
Possessing negative truth value
False ∧ True = False (False AND anything is False). False ∨ True = True (OR is True if at least one operand is True). False → True = True (A false premise
False_(logic)
Falsifying an oath or affirmation
Perjury (also known as forswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in
Perjury
Statistical measure of a binary classification
condition, resulting in a high number of true positives and low number of false negatives, will have a high sensitivity. This is especially important when
Sensitivity_and_specificity
A false scent or false trail is an incorrect scent which may mislead an animal which hunts by smell, especially a hound. This may be the result of deliberate
False_scent
Index of plants with the same common name
False indigo is a common name for several plants related to indigo; it may refer to: Amorpha, particularly Amorpha fruticosa, native to North America
False_indigo
Acquisition results from intentional misrepresenting of a past or existing fact
obtained by false pretenses when the acquisition results from the intentional misrepresentation of a past or existing fact. The elements of false pretenses
False_pretenses
has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during his
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump
Credit for a work given to the wrong person
False attribution may refer to: Misattribution in general, when a quotation or work is accidentally, traditionally, or based on bad information attributed
False_attribution
Early collection of plays attributed to Shakespeare
False Folio is the term that Shakespeare scholars and bibliographers have applied to William Jaggard's printing of ten Shakespearean and pseudo-Shakespearean
False_Folio
Proposed condition of false or biased recollections
false memory syndrome (FMS) was a proposed "pattern of beliefs and behaviors" in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by false memories
False_memory_syndrome
Topics referred to by the same term
False breeching can refer to: False breeching on the shafts of an animal-drawn vehicle; see Breeching (tack) False breeching on a firearm or other weapon;
False_breeching
Popular, but false belief about word origins
A false etymology, also known as paretymology, is an incorrect theory about the origin or derivation of a specific word or phrase. When a false etymology
False_etymology
Species of tree native to North America
Another common name is false acacia, a literal translation of the specific name (pseudo [Greek ψευδο-] meaning fake or false and acacia referring to
Robinia_pseudoacacia
Attributional type of cognitive bias
In psychology, the false consensus effect, also known as consensus bias, is a pervasive cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the extent to
False_consensus_effect
Type of fungus with underground fruiting bodies resembling truffles
A false truffle or a hymenogastrale is any species of fungus that has underground fruiting bodies that produce basidiocarps resembling the true truffles
False_truffle
2021 film
False Positive is a 2021 American psychological horror film directed by John Lee from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ilana Glazer. The film stars Glazer
False_Positive_(film)
False or misleading information presented as real
Fake news is false or misleading information (misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news.
Fake_news
Species of snake
The false cobra (Malpolon moilensis), or hooded malpolon, is an opisthoglyphous snake found in parts of Africa and the Middle East. The name "false cobra"
False_cobra
False document for granting confiscation of property of a debtor
A false lien is document that purports to describe a lien, but which has no legal basis, or which is based upon false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements
False_lien
Association football position
other forwards or false-9s drop deep and draw defenders away from the false-10s, creating space in the middle of the pitch, the false-10 will then also
Midfielder
Species of lizard
The false monitor or tegú varano (Callopistes flavipunctatus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in northern Peru and southern
False_monitor
Shell commands that exit immediately with a 0/1 status
true and false are shell commands that exit immediately with exit status 0 or 1, respectively. As a script sets its process exit status to the value of
True_and_false_(commands)
Insincere or strategic display of modesty
False humility, also known as pseudo-humility, refers to a display of humility that is insincere or strategically employed to serve ulterior motives such
False_humility
Index of plants with the same common name
False helleborine is a name is used in different parts of the world to describe several different plants of either the Orchid family or the Lily family
False_helleborine
A false neurotransmitter is a chemical compound which closely imitates the action of a neurotransmitter in the nervous system. Examples include 5-MeO-αMT
False_neurotransmitter
Species of ray-finned fish
The false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) is a species of carangiform ray-finned fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family
False_trevally
Index of plants with the same common name
False hellebore is used as the common name of plants in two different families: Adonis vernalis (Ranunculaceae) Veratrum species (Melanthiaceae) Hellebore
False_hellebore
American attorney and politician (born 1944)
Giuliani, seeking monetary damages "for false arrest, civil rights conspiracy resulting in false arrest and false imprisonment, defamation, intentional
Rudy_Giuliani
Atmospheric optical phenomena in which the Sun appears to have risen
A false sunrise is any of several atmospheric optical phenomena in which the Sun appears to have risen, but is actually still some distance below the
False_sunrise
Reporting of a rape where no rape has occurred
A false accusation of rape happens when a person states that they or another person have been raped when no rape has occurred. The issue is studied in
False_accusation_of_rape
Erroneous AI-generated content
confabulation, or delusion) is a response generated by AI that contains false or misleading information presented as fact. The term draws a loose analogy
Hallucination (artificial intelligence)
Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)
Error in numerical data
False precision (also called overprecision, fake precision, misplaced precision, excess precision, and spurious precision) occurs when numerical data
False_precision
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Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood
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Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
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English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name, a variant of Vaux.English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : There are a number of early English examples of the name with articles rather than prepositions, which Reaney explains as being from a southern form of Middle English faus ‘false’, ‘untrustworthy’ (late Old English fals, from Latin falsus, reinforced by Old French fals, faus from the same source).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.Swedish (Palmér) : ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.Irish : when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.German : topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).German : from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).
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Biblical
Idols; masters; false gods.
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Biblical
Falsehood of a song, rejoicing.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Durmada | தà¯à®°à¯à®®à®¤à®¾
The false pride
Durmada | தà¯à®°à¯à®®à®¤à®¾
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Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Indian
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood, Power of discrimination
Boy/Male
Biblical
This mouth or mouthful, falsehood.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The false pride
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Batchelor, altered by false association with elder.
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FALSE
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Indian, Sikh
Pure
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Tamil
Lord Shiva
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Muslim
A cowherd, Name of dynasty
Female
English
Pet form of English Samantha, SAMMI means "heard of God," "his name is El," or "name of God."
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Wise. Feminine form from the male Dara, a biblical descendant of Judah known for his wisdom.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Hebrew, Swiss
Beautiful; Pleasant; Delightful; Similar to Hebrew Naomi Pleasantness
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Leading to Victory
Boy/Male
Arabic
Cute
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English
English : patronymic from Rand 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from a place called Pebley in Derbyshire.
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n.
A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.
superl.
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
n.
Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false coin, or of forged notes.
superl.
Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
a.
False-hearted.
n.
That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.
pl.
of Falsetto
n.
A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall.
n.
A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice.
n.
Something not true; a false statement.
n.
The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word.
adv.
In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously.
v. t.
A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense.
superl.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
adv.
Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
superl.
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
a.
To report falsely; to falsify.
n.
Any one of several species of harmless tropical American bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.
a.
Characterized by truth; not false; as, a veracious account or narrative.
superl.
Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.