falsehood

noun3

1. •
   The property of being false.
2. •
   A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.

   • Don't tell falsehoods.
3. •
   (no longer used, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of lying.

   • THE LEPROSY OF NAAMAN INFLICTED ON GEHAZI, FOR HIS FALSEHOOD AND COVETOUSNESS. — 1817