false

/fɔls/ adj [not gradable] (NOT SINCERE)

Definition

› (of people or their manner) dishonest or not sincere: “I think of myself as great,” said Tyler, abandoning false modesty.

(Definition of false adj (NOT SINCERE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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