untruth

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.

That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lie falsehood fib whopper egret error fiction invention myth lying distortion deception fallacy nonsense fabrication
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Antonyms

fact information lead idea report signal
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Hyponyms

dodge fiction scheme lie contradiction deception

Phrases with the word

tell an untruth harmless untruth trivial untruth well-intentioned untruth

Examples

A person who makes a communication the untruth of which is unknown to him, does not thereby render himself liable to make compensation, if he or the receiver of the communication has a rightful interest in it. Source: Internet

The president of the U.S. of A. capped the month with a continued streak of falsehoods and doublespeak, doubling down on the untruth that independent American journalism is Fake News, or worse, the enemy of the people. Source: Internet

The problem is the damage that is wreaked on the people by such scum during the reign of spite, untruth, sexual and political indecency and pure evil. Source: Internet

In this age of untruth, it has become an indispensable resource. Source: Internet

When the lie is of sufficient magnitude it may succeed due to the victim's reluctance to believe that an untruth on such a grand scale would indeed be fabricated. Source: Internet

While reciting the person’s office title, the card also said the bearer was “a regularly appointed member of the Fullerton Police Department, Fullerton, California”—an untruth. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

untrustworthy proof untrustworthy servant untrusty untruther untruthful untruthfully