unfact

[ uhn-fakt ]

/ ʌnˈfækt /

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noun Informal.

a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.

Nearby words

unexposed, unexpressed, unexpressive, unexpurgated, unfaced, unfact, unfailing, unfair, unfair competition, unfair practice, unfaith

Origin of unfact

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

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Examples from the Web for unfact

But the modern spirit with its resolution to sweep away every unfact and mere form is no destroyer.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson