False'hood, n.
n. [From false and the termination hood, q. v.]
Sense 1. Want of truth or veracity; an untrue assertion. Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it. Fuller.
Sense 2. Want of honesty or integrity; treachery; deceitfulness; perfidy. “Betrayed by falsehood off his guard.” Shak.
Sense 3. Counterfeit; false appearance; imposture.
“No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.” Milton.
Synonyms—Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See FALSITY.