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untruth
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un·truth  (n-trth)
n.
1. Something untrue; a lie.
2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
3. Archaic Unfaithfulness.

untruth [ʌnˈtruːθ]
n
1. the state or quality of being untrue
2. a statement, fact, etc., that is not true

Untruth of sompners: a group of summoners, 1486. Also somner.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.untruthuntruth - 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"

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.
Translations
untruth [ˈʌnˈtruːθ] N (untruths (pl)) [ˈʌnˈtruːðz]mentira f
untruth
nUnwahrheit f
untruth [ʌnˈtruːθ] n (untruths (pl)) [ʌnˈtruːðz]falsità f inv
untruth [ʌnˈtruːθ] n (untruths (pl)) [ʌnˈtruːðz]falsità f inv


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