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untruth

[ uhn-trooth ]

noun

plural untruths [uhn-, troothz, -, trooths].
  1. the state or character of being untrue.
  2. want of veracity; divergence from truth.
  3. something untrue; a falsehood or lie.

    Synonyms: invention, fabrication, tale, story, fiction

  4. Archaic. unfaithfulness; disloyalty.


untruth

/ ʌnˈtruːθ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being untrue
  2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untruth1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English untrēowth: un- 1, truth
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