falsehood vs lie

lie vs falsehood

falsehood and lie both are nouns.

falsehood is not a verb while lie is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
falsehood	Yes	No	No	No
lie	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lie is a hyponym of falsehood; that is, lie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than falsehood:

falsehood: a false statement
lie: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

Other hyponyms of falsehood include dodge, dodging, scheme, prevarication, fable, fabrication, fiction, deceit, deception, misrepresentation, contradiction, contradiction in terms.

falsehood (noun)	lie (noun)
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting	a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
a false statement	position or manner in which something is situated

falsehood (verb)	lie (verb)
	tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
	be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
	assume a reclining position
	be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	originate (in)
	have a place in relation to something else
	be and remain in a particular state or condition

Difference between falsehood and lie

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