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untruth
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untruth
(noun)
untruth
/ˌʌn
ˈ
truːθ/
noun
plural
untruths
untruth
/ˌʌn
ˈ
truːθ/
noun
plural
untruths
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNTRUTH
formal
1
[
count
]
:
a statement that is not true
:
lie
a blatant
untruth
the
untruths
he has uttered
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2
[
noncount
]
:
the state of being false or a lie
The
untruth
[=
falseness
] of that statement is apparent.
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