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as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
so that their love would never know a moment of falseness, Thomas Jefferson promised his dying wife that he would never remarry
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
she could not believe that her so-called best friend could ever be guilty of such falseness
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as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the falseness of your reasoning is so blatant that it's no wonder you reached that absurd conclusion
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The Woods brand was badly dinged by his November 2009 car crash and infidelity scandal, but sponsors returned for the comeback story, including his 2019 Masters title.—
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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There has been rumored infidelity aimed at both parties in addition to other grievances.—
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In June 2025, Peacock revealed the latest slate of celebrities set to battle it out in a high-stakes game of lies, alliances and betrayal inside a castle in the Scottish Highlands — all for a chance to win up to $250,000.—
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Rumors of treason, incompetence and betrayal swirled.—
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McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.—
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Harper got fired for the aforementioned deception.—
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The book presents itself as a comic take on the classic adultery novel and a send-up of a narrow, self-conscious group of downwardly mobile New Yorkers.—
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The initial batch of documents showed that Angela Paxton sought the divorce on the grounds that Ken Paxton had committed adultery, but included no additional details.—
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With season 4 rapidly approaching, now's the time to prepare for the treachery to come.—
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Instead of being killed, Ashur takes Spartacus’ life and is consequently rewarded for his treachery by the Roman Empire.—
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
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His plays gleefully plumb the wickedest aspects of the human psyche, delivering tales of relentless conquest, Jewish perfidy, deals with the devil, and gay love.—
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The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy.—
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Rumors of treason, incompetence and betrayal swirled.—
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His Administration has also accused political rivals, including Democratic lawmakers and former President Barack Obama, of sedition and treason.—
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“Falseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falseness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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