English
Etymology
From mis- + truth.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /mɪsˈtɹuːθ/
Noun
mistruth (countable and uncountable, plural mistruths)
- Untruth; falsehood.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 81:
- In my brief stay in Johannesburg, I had left a trail of mistruths and, in each case, the falsehood had come back to haunt me.
