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falsch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • awry adj Turned or twisted to one side; crooked or out of the expected position.
  • bogus adj Fake or counterfeit; not genuine.
  • counterfeit adj Made to imitate something genuine in order to deceive; fake.
  • false adjective Not true; incorrect or contrary to fact.
  • falsely adverb In a manner that is not true or accurate.
  • faux adj Fake or imitation, especially of a material or style.
  • hokey adjective Corny or overly sentimental in a way that feels fake or old-fashioned.
  • incorrectly adv In a way that is wrong or mistaken.
  • ingenuine adj false, not genuine or unauthentic.
  • phony adj Fake or fraudulent; not genuine.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.
  • spurious adj False or not genuine, despite appearing real.
  • wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

falsch is used for these senses in English:

  • awry Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • bogus Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
  • bogus (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
  • cattish sly and spiteful; marked by malice
  • counterfeit Inauthentic.
  • fakely In a fake way, fraudulently.
  • false Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
  • false Spurious, artificial.

awry — full definition

  1. adj Turned or twisted to one side; crooked or out of the expected position.
  2. adv Wrongly; off course; not as planned.

bogus — full definition

  1. adj Fake or counterfeit; not genuine.
  2. adj Informal: annoying, unfair, or disappointing.

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