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unfact

[ uhn-fakt ]
/ ʌnˈfækt /
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noun Informal.
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
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Origin of unfact

First recorded in 1885–90; un-1 + fact

Words nearby unfact

unexposed, unexpressed, unexpressive, unexpurgated, unfaced, unfact, unfailing, unfair, unfair competition, unfair practice, unfaith
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How to use unfact in a sentence

  • But the modern spirit with its resolution to sweep away every unfact and mere form is no destroyer.

    Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
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