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UK
/fˈɒls/
]
[ US /ˈfɔɫs/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔɫs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
erroneous and usually accidental
a false alarm
a false start -
inappropriate to reality or facts
delusive expectations
delusive faith in a wonder drug
false hopes -
arising from error
a mistaken view of the situation
a false assumption -
designed to deceive
a suitcase with a false bottom -
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
a purse of simulated alligator hide
decorated with imitation palm leaves
faux pearls
false teeth
it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur -
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
gave false testimony under oath
false tales of bravery -
adopted in order to deceive
an assumed name
a put-on childish voice
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
sham modesty
a pretended interest -
deliberately deceptive
false pretenses -
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
when lovers prove untrue
a false friend -
inaccurate in pitch
her singing was off key
a false (or sour) note
ADVERB
-
in a disloyal and faithless manner
he behaved treacherously
his wife played him false
How To Use false In A Sentence
- It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope. Times, Sunday Times
- Neither of them sugar-coat the ups and down of working in the industry, but they will open your eyes a great deal about the false assumptions that you're making.
- One in 20 changed their marital status to appeal to employers and five per cent falsely claimed to play golf. The Sun
- The coulpe or peccavi, is made for a very small matter — a broken glass, a torn veil, an involuntary delay of a few seconds at an office, a false note in church, etc.; this suffices, and the coulpe is made. Les Miserables
- There is much debate on the issue of "therapists" implanting false memories of sexual abuse in adults.
- The role enables the researcher to gain the confidence of the group that accepts her in her false role.
- In view of such a unilateral rejection, it is amazing that anyone should continue to cling to the false notion of universal acceptance.
- Only the bishops have retained the augurial staff, called the crosier; which was the distinctive mark of the dignity of augur; so that the symbol of falsehood has become the symbol of truth. A Philosophical Dictionary
- Finally, in the formation of an opinion as to the abstract preferableness of one course of action over another, or as to the truth or falsehood or right significance of a proposition, the fact that the majority of one's contemporaries lean in the other direction is naught, and no more than dust in the balance. On Compromise
- The statement is clearly injurious; it has been "published", that is, written to third persons, and the libeler knew or should have know that the allegation was false, upon any reasonable investigation. House GOPer Accuses Dem Foe Of ... "Grotesque Medical Experiments" On Human Guinea Pigs
