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untruth
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un·truth
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ʌnˈtruθ
/
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[
uhn-
trooth
]
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noun,
plural
un·truths
/
-ˈtruðz
,
-ˈtruθs
/
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-
troo
th
z
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trooths
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.
1.
the state or character of being untrue.
2.
want of veracity; divergence from truth.
3.
something untrue; a falsehood or lie.
Synonyms:
fiction, story, tale, fabrication, invention.
4.
Archaic.
unfaithfulness; disloyalty.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
untrēowth.
See
un-
1
,
truth
Synonym Study
3.
See
falsehood
.
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untruth
(ʌnˈtruːθ)
—
n
1.
the state or quality of being untrue
2.
a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
untruth
O.E. untreowþ "unfaithfulness," from
un-
(1) "not" +
truth
. Cf. O.N. utrygð. Meaning "falsehood" is attested from 1439; that of "a lie" is from c.1449.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Misrepresentation is a falsehood or
untruth
made with the intent of deceit
rather than inadvertent mistake.
Misrepresentation is falsehood or
untruth
made with the intent and purpose of
deceit.
Misrepresentation is a falsehood or
untruth
made with the intent and purpose of
deceit.
Differentiate between a fact,
untruth
, and an opinion.
It is a base
untruth
to say that happy is the nation that has no history.
We argued that science does not imply the truth or
untruth
of religion and that is that.
He lies to the fairy and his nose grows and grows with each obvious
untruth
.
The blurring of the precise borders between fact and fantasy was one thing,
untruth
another.
And in doing so he changes the conversation and, essentially, tells an
untruth
.
Each of those images has some truth and some
untruth
to it.
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