untruth

[uhn-trooth]

noun

plural

untruths 

1. the state or character of being untrue.

2. want of veracity; divergence from truth.

3. something untrue; a falsehood or lie.

   Synonyms: invention, fabrication, tale, story, fiction

4. Archaic.,  unfaithfulness; disloyalty.

untruth

/ ʌnˈtruːθ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being untrue

2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true

Word History and Origins

Origin of untruth¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English untrēowth: un- ¹, truth

Synonym Study

See falsehood.

Example Sentences

Rev McCarthy said there were some people "not very happy about resources being taken up" but also a "lot of untruth" about what asylum seekers receive.

From BBC

She called it a "flat untruth" that she'd been the one who introduced the Duke of York to Epstein.

From BBC

"It is likely then that John was aware of the culture of drinking at his cathedral in late 2022 and that his denial on Bwrw Golwg was an untruth," the person added.

From BBC

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer called reports of people killed while getting aid "another untruth".

From BBC

And to this day there are elected officials from former Confederate states who repeat untruths about the war that originated from Pollard, an enslaver.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• distortion 
• misrepresentation 
• whopper