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un·truth

(ŭn-tro͞oth′)
n.
1. Something untrue; a lie.
2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
3. Archaic Unfaithfulness.
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untruth

(ʌnˈtruːθ)
n
1. the state or quality of being untrue
2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
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un•truth

(ʌnˈtruθ)

n., pl. -truths (-tro̅o̅tz′, -tro̅o̅ths′).
1. the state or character of being untrue.
2. want of veracity; divergence from truth.
3. a falsehood or lie.
4. Archaic. disloyalty.
[before 900]
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Untruth

of sompners: a group of summoners, 1486. Also somner.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:untruth - a false statement]untruth - a false statement
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
dodging, scheme, dodge - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
fable, fabrication, fiction - a deliberately false or improbable account
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
contradiction in terms, contradiction - (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
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untruth

noun
1. lie, fabrication, falsehood, fib, story, tale, fiction, deceit, whopper (informal), porky (Brit. slang), pork pie (Brit. slang), falsification, prevarication The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
2. lying, perjury, duplicity, falsity, mendacity, deceitfulness, untruthfulness, inveracity (rare), truthlessness I have never uttered one word of untruth.
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untruth

noun
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Translations
كَذِب، زَيْف
nepravda
usandhed
ósannindi
nepravda

untruth

[ˈʌnˈtruːθ] N (untruths (pl)) [ˈʌnˈtruːðz] → mentira f
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untruth

n → Unwahrheit f
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untruth

[ʌnˈtruːθ] n (untruths (pl)) [ʌnˈtruːðz] → falsità f inv
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untrue

(anˈtruː) adjective
not true; false. The statement is untrue. onwaar غَيْر صَحيح، كاذِب неверен falso nepravdivý unwahr usand; falsk αναληθής falso vale غیر حقیقی epätosi faux לא נָכוֹן असत्य neistinit nem igaz tidak benat ósannur falso うその 허위의 neteisingas nepatiess tdk benar onwaar usann, uriktig nieprawdziwy falso fals ложный nepravdivý neresničen neistinit osann ไม่จริง yalan 不是真的,假的 нечесний; неправильний جھوٹا، غلط không đúng, sai 不真实的
unˈtruth (-θ) noun
a lie or false statement. His autobiography contains many untruths. onwaarheid كَذِب، زَيْف неиситина falsidade nepravda die Unwahrheit usandhed αναλήθεια, ψέμα falsedad vale دروغ valhe fausseté שקר असत्यता neistina hazugság kebohongan ósannindi falsità 虚偽 진실이 아님 netiesa nepatiesība yg tdk benar onwaarheid løgn, usannhet kłamstwo falsidade neadevăr неправда; ложь nepravda, lož neresnica neistina osanning การโกหก yalan 謊言 неправда, брехня غلط بياني lời nói giả dối 谎言
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