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Meaning of UNTRUTH

Pronunciation:  un'trooth

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a false statement
 
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 Synonyms: false statement, falsehood, falsity
 
 Antonyms: true statement, truth
 
 See Also: contradiction, contradiction in terms, deceit, deception, dodge, dodging, fable, fabrication, fiction, lie, misrepresentation, prevarication, scheme, statement

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*truth"\, n.
1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of
   veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.
   --Chaucer.
2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a
   lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. --Shak.
Syn: Lie; falsehood. See {Lie}.
 

 

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