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The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.

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  1. n. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.
  2. n. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.
  3. n. a false statement
  4. 1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty. Chaucer. 2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. Shak. Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See Lie.