untruth (ʌnˈtruːθ
)
Definitions
noun
- the state or quality of being untrue
- a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
Synonyms
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lie,
fabrication,
falsehood,
fib,
story,
tale,
fiction,
deceit,
whopper,
porky,
pork pie,
falsification,
prevarication,
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lying,
perjury,
duplicity,
falsity,
mendacity,
deceitfulness,
untruthfulness,
inveracity,
truthlessness
Usage examples
Now, finally, the time had come for him to reap the harvest of his own untruth.
, Grace (1989)They accepted responsibility for reporter Andrew Gilligan's radio story that suggested the government went to war on an untruth.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)Hence any untruth which is not an election advertisement is not covered.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)Cob Stenham now finds himself in an exceedingly embarrassing position after telling shareholders in Telewest an untruth.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Toleration connotes that truth shall be permitted the same degree of freedom as untruth (fraud).
, The Making of Neoclassical Economics (1990)