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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: , , , ,

  4. Archaic. unfaithfulness; disloyalty.


untruth

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ³Ù°ù³ÜËθ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being untrue
  2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of untruth1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ³Ü²Ô³Ù°ùŧ´Ç·É³Ù³ó: un- 1, truth
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Above all, they found new populations to evangelize with untruths and mobilize the vote with the politics of outrage.

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That is because factual untruth requires continuous additional untruths to cover over and sustain the original one.

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Cummings also accused Sir Chris of being “embedded deeply†in the infected blood scandal and repeatedly telling ministers “untruths about the documentsâ€.

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Every decision you take is based on false grounds if you allow untruths to rage unchecked.

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