untruth
Americannoun
plural
untruths-
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
Related Words
See falsehood.
Etymology
Origin of untruth
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English untrēowth: see un- 1, truth
Example Sentences
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Her autobiography, The Varnished Untruth, is out now.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2012
The most impressive was Tarik O'Regan's The Night's Untruth, with standout soloists from the BBC Singers and organist Stephen Disley adding to the rich, complex textures that maximised the potential of the musical material.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2010
Untruth and truth�both come to seem equally false to Jacob.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quoth the Prince, "Tell me how came Untruth to invade Truth, so as to be confounded therewith, and how became man liable to punishment and so stood in need of repentance."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Untruth seems often more familiar to them than truth.
From The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them by Brace, Charles Loring
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