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Literary technique
In fiction, a false protagonist is a literary technique, often used to make the plot more jarring or more memorable by fooling the audience's preconceptions
False_protagonist
Main character of a creative work
A protagonist (from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs) 'one who plays the first part, chief actor') is the main character of a story. The protagonist
Protagonist
Narrative technique
Limbo concept. A red herring can also be used as a form of false foreshadowing. A false protagonist is a character presented at the start of the story as the
Plot_twist
Second most important character in a narrative
narrative, after the protagonist and before the tritagonist. The deuteragonist often acts as a constant companion to the protagonist or as someone who continues
Deuteragonist
Main character in the first and third Terrifier films
conceptualized her as a subversion of the final girl trope, having the false protagonist Tara Heyes killed off halfway through the film and depicting Victoria
Victoria_Heyes
Character of a work actively opposing the protagonist
character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain. The English word antagonist comes
Antagonist
Dramatic structure
criminal be caught by law enforcement and brought to justice? Will the protagonist be murdered by the fugitive? The answer to such a question is generally
Three-act_structure
Narrator whose credibility is compromised
evident. For instance, a story may open with the narrator making a plainly false or delusional claim or admitting to being severely mentally ill, or the
Unreliable_narrator
Type of fictional character
the world around them. Literature portal Anti-fairy tale Antinovel False protagonist List of fictional antiheroes "Anti-Hero". Lexico. Oxford University
Antihero
Dramatic principle
dog story – a long-winded anecdote designed to lure the audience into a false sense of expectation, only to disappoint them with an anticlimactic ending
Chekhov's_gun
Point of highest tension in narrative
is a literary element. As a literary element, it is a stage where the protagonist finally faces the greatest challenge or the ultimate obstacle, leading
Climax_(narrative)
Representation that conveys deeper meaning
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Artistic_symbol
Vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep
in fiction is the double false awakening of the protagonist in Gogol's Portrait (1835). Some studies have shown that false awakenings are frequently
False_awakening
Element of story structure
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Denouement
Story plot device
villains. North by Northwest's MacGuffin is nothing that motivates the protagonist; Roger Thornhill's objective is to extricate himself from the predicament
MacGuffin
Narrative technique
such as The Thin Red Line (1998), also begin in medias res, with the protagonists already actively in combat and no prior domestic scenes leading up to
In_medias_res
Overly competent fictional character
the Star Trek section of any bookstore", for example, cadet Piper, the protagonist of the 1986 Star Trek novel Dreadnought! by Diane Carey. "Mary Sue" can
Mary_Sue
Literary genre
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Psychological_fiction
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
List of underwater science fiction works
List_of_underwater_science_fiction_works
Film character from the A Nightmare on Elm Street series
She is a co-protagonist and final girl of the third film of the series A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and the false protagonist in the following
Kristen_Parker
Main enemy of someone
(sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) or archnemesis is the main enemy of the protagonist—or sometimes, one of the other main characters—appearing as the most
Archenemy
Narrative device used in literature
abandons strict linear time to record the internal consciousness of the protagonist. Because of his renunciation of chronology in favor of free association
Stream_of_consciousness
Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work
— Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche argued that the deus ex machina creates a false sense of consolation that ought not to be sought in phenomena. His denigration
Deus_ex_machina
Written or spoken commentary
between characters at intervals. The Harry Potter series focuses on the protagonist for much of the seven novels, but sometimes deviates to other characters
Narration
Literary device
colonialism John Bunyan – The Pilgrim's Progress: The journey of the protagonists Christian and Evangelist symbolises the ascension of the soul from earth
Allegory
Term of literary criticism or of rhetorical technique
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Bathos
Background information within a narrative
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Exposition_(narrative)
Fairy tale stock character
immortality. False heroes in film are common. An example includes the 1980 South African blockbuster film The Gods Must Be Crazy where the protagonist Andrew
False_hero
Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
specific ironic postures such as 'pretend agreement with the ironic victim', 'false ignorance', 'understatement', 'overstatement', and many other familiar forms
Irony
Novel written as a series of letters
that fall into the wrong hands, faked letters, or letters withheld by protagonists. The epistolary novel as a genre became popular in the 18th century in
Epistolary_novel
Character in a narrative that is not focused on by the primary storyline
not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just
Supporting_character
Third most important character of a narrative
character is the third most important character of a narrative, after the protagonist and deuteragonist. In ancient Greek drama, the tritagonist was the third
Tritagonist
Shared fictional universe based on the work of H. P. Lovecraft
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Cthulhu_Mythos
Fallacious approach to mislead an audience
logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion. A red herring may be used intentionally, as in mystery fiction
Red_herring
Literary technique
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Foreshadowing
Character who contrasts with another character of a narrative work
contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist. A foil to the protagonist may also be the
Foil_(narrative)
Separation of performers and audience
play speak directly to or even interact with the audience, when movie protagonists acknowledge the artificiality of the film they are in, or whenever fictional
Fourth_wall
Category of creative works based on stylistic and/or thematic criteria
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Genre
Fictional character from the 1959 novel Psycho; portrayed by Janet Leigh in the 1960 film
(2017). Marion was conceived by Bloch as a false protagonist, and is the sister of Psycho's true protagonist Lila Crane. Leigh's portrayal of the character
Marion_Crane
Overused, unoriginal phrase or opinion
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Cliché
American actress (born 1986)
originally released in 1984 of the same name. Cassidy portrays the false protagonist Kris Fowles; a high school student who becomes a victim to Freddy
Katie_Cassidy
Narrative with imaginary elements
non-fiction novels and docudramas—as well as the deliberate literary fraud of falsely marketing fiction as nonfiction. The distinction between the non-fiction
Fiction
Literary genre
disconnect between the extreme actions of a fanatic and the typical protagonist, who often combats this element. Africanfuturism Australian science fiction
Science_fiction
Allowing imagination when reading or viewing a fictional story
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Suspension_of_disbelief
Recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Motif_(narrative)
Stock character, notable for remaining composed in a comedic performance
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Straight_man
Fictional being in a narrative
of a popular dynamic character in literature is Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. At the start of the story, he
Character_(arts)
Literary element
This setup is often called the exposition. Later in the first act, the protagonist experiences a dynamic event known as the inciting incident (or catalyst)
Story_structure
Fictional character in the Scream film series
Scream franchise, first appearing in the 1996 film Scream, as its false protagonist. The character was created by Kevin Williamson and originated by American
Casey_Becker
Central topic, subject, or message within a narrative
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Theme_(narrative)
Aspect of literature
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Setting_(narrative)
Sudden turn of events averting disaster
eucatastrophe is a sudden turn of events in a story which ensures that the protagonist does not meet some terrible, impending, and plausible and probable doom
Eucatastrophe
Stock character in literary works
heroic protagonist stock character who is skilled in swordsmanship, acrobatics, and guile, and possesses chivalrous ideals. Swashbuckler protagonists are
Swashbuckler
Plot device
account or backstory revealing how a character or group of people become a protagonist or antagonist. In American comic books, it also refers to how characters
Origin_story
Genre of literature, film, and television
often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist or hero must overcome. Roots of the genre date back hundreds of years
Thriller_(genre)
Events preceding a plot in a story
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Backstory
Community or society that is undesirable or frightening
a fear of the outside world. In the film What Happened to Monday the protagonists (identical septuplet sisters) risk their lives by taking turns onto the
Dystopia
Reversal of circumstances, turning point
good actions and, thereby, measures and depicts the well-being of its protagonist. But in his formal definition, as well as throughout the Poetics, Aristotle
Peripeteia
Figure of speech used in theatre
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Apostrophe_(figure_of_speech)
Interjected scene that takes a narrative forward in time
period is Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, in which the protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the future following his death. The subsequent
Flashforward
2010s) Chick lit New adult fiction: developing genre of fiction with protagonists in the 18–29 age bracket. Young adult Battle royal Classic (or literary
List_of_writing_genres
Fictional character
whose death is the catalyst for the events of the series, Gray is the false protagonist of the 1984 original film. She also appears in the novels, Wes Craven's
Tina Gray (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Tina_Gray_(A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street)
2016 film by Damien Leone
project in exchange for a producer credit. Jenna Kanell was cast as false protagonist Tara Heyes. Kanell originally auditioned for Leone's short film The
Terrifier
Self-consistent fictional setting
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Fictional_universe
Type of antihero often characterized by isolation and contemplation
antiheroes) Charisma – Charm that can inspire devotion in others Fatal flaw – Protagonist's error in Greek dramatic theory Tragic hero – Stock character whose flaws
Byronic_hero
planets.[citation needed] In Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, the protagonist, Lemuel Gulliver, visits various invented lands. Edgar Rice Burroughs
Fictional_country
Story with long setup and no payoff
digression from one of the first topics mentioned in the song, the narrator-protagonist's longstanding dislike of sauerkraut. The J. Geils Band's "No Anchovies
Shaggy_dog_story
Visual and design aspects of a theatre production
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Mise-en-scène
Inclusion of humor in otherwise serious contexts
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Comic_relief
Story in a nested narration that brackets one or more embedded stories
Starkfield about the main character Ethan's story. A frame story may use "false documents" to explain how the story-within-a story has been uncovered. Examples
Frame_story
Narrative technique
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Poetic_justice
Literary genre
to the audience. The latter involves a climax where titular detective protagonist Ali Khwaja presents evidence from expert witnesses in a court. "The Hunchback's
Crime_fiction
Extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Story_arc
State of mental uncertainty
(cognition) and what he desires (volition), especially in tragedy, when the protagonist eventually dies or fails (suspense par contradiction). Adrenaline Cliffhanger
Suspense
Genres of literature that explore social and political structures
England that has a subculture of extreme youth violence, and details the protagonist's experiences with the state intent on changing his character at its whim
Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
Style of literary fiction and art
Shatov in Demons (1871–1972), the protagonist and Svidrigailov in Crime and Punishment (1866), and the protagonist and Nastasya Filippovna and Rogozhin
Magical_realism
Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Speculative_fiction
Romance, horror and death literary genre
of the female Gothic of the time, with a sexually aggressive female protagonist, Victoria, who pursues partners at her desire. When the female Gothic
Gothic_fiction
Asian narrative technique
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Kishōtenketsu
Narrative technique
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Show,_don't_tell
Style of fiction storytelling involving narration
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Diegesis
Fictional character created by Robert Bloch in the novel Psycho
Crane. She is revealed as the real protagonist of the novel in the final chapters, after several false protagonists, including her sister, who gets murdered
Lila_Crane
Written and visual fiction genre
built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or the solution to a mystery of
Action_fiction
Genre of storytelling that involves heroic humans
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Legend
Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Parable
these conventions. An action story is similar to adventure, and the protagonist usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations (including
List_of_genres
Literary genre
distinguishable from one another. Horror primarily evokes fear through the protagonists' weaknesses or inability to deal with the antagonists. While elements
Fantasy
Literary genre
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Mystery_fiction
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
changes the protagonist's fate. If things were going well for the protagonist, the plot will turn against them, often revealing the protagonist's hidden weaknesses
Plot_(narrative)
Group encountering art
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Audience
Short, constantly recurring musical phrase
film series consists of several motifs and themes associated with the protagonists, villains and moods starting in 2003. One prominent motif is "He's a
Leitmotif
Figure of speech of implicit comparison
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Metaphor
Fictional prose narrative form
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Novella
American actor, martial artist, and filmmaker (born 1952)
Executive Decision (1996), in which Seagal's character is introduced as a false protagonist only to be killed halfway through and Machete (2010), which features
Steven_Seagal
Brief work of prose fiction
introduces the conflict), rising action, crisis (the decisive moment for the protagonist and his commitment to a course of action), climax (the point of highest
Short_story
Message that is conveyed or lesson to be learned from a story or event
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Moral
Process of dynamic characters' transformation
to describe the sweeping change. In most stories, lead characters and protagonists are the characters most likely to experience character arcs, although
Character_arc
Creatives' use of symbolism or figurative language to add depth to their work
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Imagery
Stock character whose flaws cause their downfall
tragic hero (or sometimes tragic heroine if they are female) is the protagonist of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle records the descriptions of the
Tragic_hero
Style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity
Confidant Deuteragonist False protagonist Focal character Foil Gothic double Hamartia Hero Anti Byronic Tragic Narrator Protagonist Stock character Straight
Flash_fiction
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏιησοÏ) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Yesu, BARIESOU means "son of Jesus." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a false prophet.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Telugu
False Pride; Illusion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe (Old English f(e)alg). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation.The name is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, as an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Boy/Male
Danish, German
Relating to Falconry; Falconer
Boy/Male
Hindu
The false pride
Male
English
Anglicized form of Greek Bariesou, BAR-JESUS means "son of Jesus." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a false prophet.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Batchelor, altered by false association with elder.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashtarowth, ASHTAROTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
Female
Hebrew
(עַש×ְתְּרï‹×ª) Hebrew name, ASHTAROWTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Idols; masters; false gods.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
The False Pride
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name, a variant of Vaux.English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : There are a number of early English examples of the name with articles rather than prepositions, which Reaney explains as being from a southern form of Middle English faus ‘false’, ‘untrustworthy’ (late Old English fals, from Latin falsus, reinforced by Old French fals, faus from the same source).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Durmada | தà¯à®°à¯à®®à®¤à®¾
The false pride
Durmada | தà¯à®°à¯à®®à®¤à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.Swedish (Palmér) : ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.Irish : when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.German : topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).German : from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English hals ‘neck’ (Old English h(e)als). This was a nickname for a man with a long neck or for a conspicuous sufferer from goiter (a common affliction in medieval times).English (Devon) : topographic name denoting someone living on a neck of land (from Middle English atte halse ‘at the neck’), or a habitational name from either of two places in Devon and Somerset named Halse, from this word. To a lesser extent Halse in Northamptonshire, named from Old English hals + hÅh ‘ridge’, may also have contributed to the surname.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads in the county of Møre og Romsdal. The farmsteads are so named from the Old Norse dative singular of hals ‘neck’, referring to a neck of land, or a ridge between two valleys.
Boy/Male
German
Surname relating to falconry.
Biblical
idols; masters; false gods
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Ashtaroth, ASTAROTH means "star." In the bible, this is the name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan given to Manasseh.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
House.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Vauxhall, habitational name from a place in Surrey so called, on the south bank of the River Thames, now part of Greater London. This was named in the 13th century as Faukeshalle ‘the Hall of Fauke’, a reference to Baron Falke de Breaulté, who was granted the manor by King John in 1233. This was the site of a famous pleasure garden frequented by 18th-century Londoners.
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Clever; Smooth; Great Conquere
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon Latin Welsh
Good friend.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Hebrew, Italian, Swiss
God is My Judge
Boy/Male
Tamil
Keyurin | கேயà¯à®°à¯€à®¨
With An armlet
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a habitational name from Rushmere in Suffolk, near Lowestoft, so named from Old English rysc ‘rushes’ + mere ‘pond’, ‘lake’.perhaps also an Americanized form of German Ruschmeier, a topographic name for a farmer who lived and farmed in an area where reeds grew (see Rusch 1 and Meyer).
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Name of one of the wet-nurses of the Prophet (S.A.W)
Boy/Male
Greek Persian Shakespearean
Protect the king. The Greek form of the Old Testament Bel-shazzar, referring to the Babylonian...
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Jealous; Sri Radha
Girl/Female
Indian
Famous courtesan who became a devotee of Buddha
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a topographic name or a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
FALSE PROTAGONIST
superl.
Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
a.
To feign; to pretend to make.
a.
Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend.
adv.
Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
superl.
Not in tune.
superl.
Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
n.
False optics.
a.
To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
a.
Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
superl.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
a.
False-hearted.
superl.
Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
superl.
Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
a.
Faitless; false; treacherous.
v.
False swearing.
n.
False religion.
superl.
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
a.
To betray; to falsify.
a.
To report falsely; to falsify.
a.
False; specious; counterfeit.