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untrue

[ uhn-troo ]
/ ʌnˈtru /
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adjective, un·tru·er, un·tru·est.

not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
unfaithful; false.
incorrect or inaccurate.

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RELATED WORDS

incorrect, erroneous, inaccurate, unsound, spurious, apocryphal, distorted, mistaken, fictitious, specious, wrong, misleading, untruthful, deceptive, unfaithful, false, cheating, deceitful, delusive, deviant

Nearby words

  1. untried,
  2. untrimmed,
  3. untrod,
  4. untrodden,
  5. untroubled,
  6. untruss,
  7. untrustworthy,
  8. untruth,
  9. untruthful,
  10. untuck

Origin of untrue

before 1050; Middle English untrewe, Old English un(ge)trēowe; see un-1, true
Related formsun·true·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for untrue

untrue

/ (ʌnˈtruː) /

adjective

incorrect or false
disloyal
diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate
Derived Formsuntrueness, noununtruly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for untrue

untrue

adj.

Old English untreowe "unfaithful" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + true (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch ongetrouwe, Middle Low German ungetruwe, Old High German ungitriuwi, Old Norse utryggr. Meaning "contrary to facts" is attested from c.1300.

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