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   untruth

   /ʌnˈtruːθ/

   noun

   • 1. a lie or false statement (often used euphemistically): "they go off and tell untruths about organizations for which they worked" Similar liefalsehoodfibfabricationdeceptionmade-up storytrumped-up storyfake newsinventionfictionpiece of fictionfalsificationfalsitycock and bull storybarefaced lie(little) white liehalf-truthexaggerationprevaricationdeparture from the truthalternative factyarnstoryred herringrumourfablemythflight of fancyfigment of the imaginationpretencepretextshamrusewilestratagemmisinformationdisinformationtrickeryperjurydissimulationgossippropagandainformal:tall storytall talefairy storyfairy talewhopperporkypork pieporky piehumorous:terminological inexactitudeeconomy with the truthvulgar slang:bullshitbulldustfalsityfalsehoodfalsenessuntruthfulnessfallaciousnessfictionfictitiousnessinaccuracyhollownessmendacityfabricationdishonestydeceitdeceitfulnessdeceptionduplicitydisingenuousnesshypocrisyfraudfraudulenceinformal:kidologyrare:unveracity
   • ▪ the quality of being false: "the story was full of misleading innuendo and untruth"

   Word Origin Old Englishuntrēowth ‘unfaithfulness’ (see un-1, truth).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNTRUTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNTRUTH definition: 1. a statement that is not true: 2. the fact that something is not true: 3. a statement that is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of UNTRUTH is disloyalty. How to use untruth in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNTRUTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. the state or quality of being untrue 2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true.... Click for more definitions.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNTRUTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   UNTRUTH meaning: 1. a statement that is not true: 2. the fact that something is not true: 3. a statement that is…. Learn more.

7. www.yourdictionary.com › untruthUntruth Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   The quality or state of being untrue; falsity. An untrue statement; falsehood; lie. The condition of being false; lack of truth. Unfaithfulness or disloyalty. I never knew him to tell an untruth. Lying can be by telling a direct untruth or by not telling the complete truth. He spake no untruth; he did desire to go to Bethlehem.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionuntruth noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of untruth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] (formal) a lie. People often say ‘untruth’ to avoid saying ‘lie’. Her account of what had happened was a patent untruth. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › untruthUntruth - definition of untruth by The Free Dictionary

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   Define untruth. untruth synonyms, untruth pronunciation, untruth translation, English dictionary definition of untruth. n. 1. Something untrue; a lie. 2. The condition of being false; lack of truth. 3. Archaic Unfaithfulness. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › untruth_nuntruth, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the noun untruth mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun untruth, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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    All you need to know about "UNTRUTH" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.