# falsism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A claim that is self-evidently false, commonly used a rhetorical device.

## Etymology
From fals(e) + -ism, modelled after truism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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