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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | |
| Synonyms: | falsehood misrepresentation | |
| Related terms: | dishonesty distortion forgery equivocation frame-up lying deception sophistication plagiarization fudge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | |
| Synonyms: | refutation disproof | |
| Related terms: | evidence reductio_ad_absurdum confutation counterexample refute | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a willful perversion of facts | |
| Synonyms: | misrepresentaation | |
| Related terms: | wrongdoing distortion lying deception equivocation fudge falsify | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of determining that something is false | |
| Synonyms: | disproving refuting confuting disproof refutation falsifying | |
| Related terms: | determination refute | |
| Similar spelling: |
falsifiable |
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