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      false
      noun
      One of two options on a true-or-false test, that not representing true.
      verb
      (electronics, telecommunications, of a decoder) To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal.
      To begin a race before being instructed to do so; to do a false start.
      (obsolete) To violate, to betray (a promise, an agreement, one’s faith, etc.).
      (obsolete) To counterfeit, to forge.
      (obsolete) To make false, to corrupt from something true or real.
      adjective
      Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
      Based on factually incorrect premises.
      Spurious, artificial.
      (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
      Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
      Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
      Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
      Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
      Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
      (music) Out of tune.
      (electronics) one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic 0.
      adverb
      In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
      Roots
      fallerefals- · Latin · deceive, fail
      Synonyms for false
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      Words related to false
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