falsification
noun
Simple meaning
Rendering something false as by fraudulent changes or counterfeiting.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
falsuhfuhkayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
fælsəfəˈkeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
The act of determining that something is false
A knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation.
The act of showing an item of charge in an account to be wrong.
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This meaning: The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
Used this way, falsification is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
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