English Explanatory Dictionary

untruth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lie or falsehood.
  2. The condition of being false; truthlessness.

Pronunciation

ŭn-trōōth′ /ʌnˈtɹuːθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-untruth.wav

Word forms

untruth untruths

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English untreuth, from Old English untrēowþ and unġetrēowþ, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwiþu and *ungatriuwiþu, equivalent to un- + truth. Cognate with Old High German ungitriuwida.

Synonyms

falsehood
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