untruth

un·truth

noun \ˌən-ˈtrüth, ˈən-ˌ\

Definition of UNTRUTH

1

archaic : disloyalty

2

: lack of truthfulness : falsity

3

: something that is untrue : falsehood

Examples of UNTRUTH

1. the untruths he has uttered
2. <their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited>

First Known Use of UNTRUTH

before 12th century

Related to UNTRUTH

Synonyms: delusion, error, falsehood, falsity, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale, fallacy

Antonyms: truth, verity

Related Words: factoid; superstition; fiction, pretense (or pretence); distortion, inaccuracy, misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misperception, misunderstanding; misinformation, misknowledge, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement; sophism, sophistry; fib, half-truth, lie, story, tale

Near Antonyms: fact, truism, verity; honesty, truthfulness, veracity; authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification

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Rhymes with UNTRUTH

bucktooth, cheek tooth, dogtooth, Duluth, egg tooth, eyetooth, forsooth, half-truth, home truth, houndstooth, in truth, Kossuth, milk tooth, sawtooth, selcouth, sweet tooth, tollbooth, uncouth, vermouth