false friends

A form of false friend — A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of false friend
Cite this entry
APA

false friends. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20friends

MLA

“false friends.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20friends. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false friends,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20friends.

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