untruth

English

Etymology

un- +‎ truth

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭn-trōōth′, IPA^(key): /ʌnˈtɹuːθ/
• Rhymes: -uːθ

Noun

untruth (countable and uncountable, plural untruths)

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

Synonyms

• see Thesaurus:falsehood

Translations

lie or falsehood

• Danish: usandhed (da) c
• French: mensonge (fr) m, menterie (fr) f, contrevérité (fr) f
• German: Unwahrheit (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ψεῦδος n (pseûdos)

• Irish: ainfhírinne f, ainbhfíor m
• Italian: bugia (it) f, falsità (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: usannhet m or f

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• Portuguese: inverdade (pt) f
• Russian: непра́вда (ru) f (neprávda)
• Sanskrit: मिथ्या (sa) (mithyā), असत्य (sa) n (asatya)
• Serbo-Croatian: neistina (sh) f, netačnost f
• Swedish: osanning (sv) c
• Telugu: అసత్యము (te) (asatyamu)
• Welsh: anwiredd (cy)

the condition of being false

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