Meaning of UNTRUTH
Pronunciation: | | un'trooth
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| Definition: | | [n] a false statement |
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| Synonyms: | | false statement, falsehood, falsity |
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| 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 |
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| 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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