untruth
Americannoun
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untruths
plural
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the state or character of being untrue.
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want of veracity; divergence from truth.
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something untrue; a falsehood or lie.
- Synonyms:
- invention, fabrication, tale, story, fiction
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Archaic. unfaithfulness; disloyalty.
noun
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the state or quality of being untrue
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a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
Synonym Usage
See falsehood.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of untruth
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English untrēowth: see un- 1, truth
Example Sentences
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Like some of her real-world counterparts, Madame M. is essentially a chief disinformation officer more interested in supplying untruth than decrying it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
It follows that millions of applications have been filed over the years with some untruth inside, with the vast majority being approved.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
The crossbencher said, without that verification, "we're being asked to complicit in a present-day untruth and a future fantasy".
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
The purpose is not to forward any one particular untruth, but to throw out so many conflicting and outrageous claims that people no longer know what to believe, or what they might do about it.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
“One lie. What you said about your friend was an untruth, but that’s it. Who you are is not a lie.”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
“The untruths, mischaracterizations, and revisionist history in your email paint a completely misleading narrative,” Shotwell told the Journal in a statement in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
It was a full-blooded attempt at character assassination, a branding of Rodgers as untrustful, a perpetrator of untruths, a spreader of falsehoods; divisive, misleading and unacceptable.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
That is because factual untruth requires continuous additional untruths to cover over and sustain the original one.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
Whether any of the campaign’s untruths make a lasting impression on voters depends on many factors, including whether they become the subject of ads, a memorable debate moment or a campaign trail meme, Jamieson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Oh, the wicked liar, oh, the shameless untruths she was telling!
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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