untruth

[ uhn-trooth ]

noun

, plural un·truths [uhn-, troothz, -, trooths].

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

And the conservative, Trump-promoting New York Post would very much like you to believe that untruth.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, the director of "#Untruth: The Psychology of Trumpism" believes Trumpism only ends when people who stand against it figure out some way to grant those under its spell some grace and forgiveness.

From Salon

Through “#Untruth,” Partland endeavors to explain the reasons such malice has taken hold of America’s body politic through interviews with psychologists, historians and sociologists — along with politicians and other government figures who either witnessed its manufacture firsthand or were immersed in it.

From Salon

In our conversation, we discussed why Partland believed “#Untruth” is a necessary follow-up to "#Unfit" and the value documentaries like this one may have in helping Americans to someday dismantle the apparatus that keeps Trumpism alive.

From Salon

I don’t know, would you call #Untruth a sequel?

From Salon

Related Words

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