false

[US]/fɔːls/
[UK]/fɔːls/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not true, incorrect, forged, disloyal, deceitful.

Phrases & Collocations

false alarm

false hope

false accusation

false information

false pretenses

false positive

false alarm rate

false statement

false impression

false friend

false negative

false teeth

false start

false image

false tooth

false belief

false step

false claim

false move

false acceptance

false bottom

false imprisonment

false eyelashes

Example Sentences

false sense of security

Real-world Examples

False advertising. - Enough of this nonsense!

Source: Kung Fu Panda 2

Spare me your false courtesies, Lord Stark.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Every approach I made felt false, artificial.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Prizes serve as false idols everywhere, prestige, wealth, fame, power.

Source: 2015 Natalie Harvard Graduation Speech

Those who circulate false news should be condemned.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

They will have a lot of false positives and false negatives.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

What if monsters created horror movies to create a false reality?

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

There's a lot of false negatives and a lot of false positives.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

It is false the Ebola liquefies your organs and tissues.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

The fixation on genes as destiny is surely false too.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

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