false pride

  • 1false — [fôls] adj. falser, falsest [ME < OFr < fals < L falsus, pp. of fallere, to deceive: see FAIL] 1. not true; in error; incorrect; mistaken [a false argument] 2. untruthful; lying; dishonest [a false witness] 3. disloyal; unfaithful [a… …

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  • 2false — I. adjective (falser; falsest) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin falsus, from past participle of fallere to deceive Date: 12th century 1. not genuine < false documents > < false teeth > 2 …

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  • 3false — falsely, adv. falseness, n. /fawls/, adj., falser, falsest, adv. adj. 1. not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement. 2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 4.&#8230; …

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  • 4false — [[t]fɔls[/t]] adj. fals•er, fals•est, adv. 1) not true or correct; erroneous; wrong: a false statement[/ex] 2) uttering or declaring what is untrue; lying: a false witness[/ex] 3) not faithful or loyal; treacherous; hypocritical: a false&#8230; …

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  • 5False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use&#8230; …

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  • 7Origin of Jat people from Shiva's Locks — Lord Shiva Painting of Shiva s locks with Parvati, from the Smithson …

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  • 8Swami Sahajanand Saraswati — (1889 1950), was born in a Jijhoutia Bhumihar Brahmin [cite book first = Sharma last = Raghav Sharan title = Builders of Modern India: Swami Sahajanand Saraswati publisher = Prakashan Vibhag, Suchna evam Prasaran Mantralaya, Bharat Sarkar&#8230; …

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  • 9vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …

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  • 10Martial Race — was a designation created by Army officials of British India, where they classified each ethnic group into one of two categories: Martial and Non Martial .[citation needed] A martial race was typically considered brave and well built for fighting …

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