untruthun‧truth /ʌnˈtruːθ, ˈʌntruːθ/ noun [countable]

- At this level, untruths that are not intended to deceive are not automatically judged to be lies.
- Moore's second untruth is that competition generates wealth for everybody.
- Political discourse, in this view, is full of manipulation, deception, and untruths whose object is political advantage.
- Sherman lied about being a San Diego State football player and a dental student, among other untruths, Walsh said.
- The constant repetition of an untruth did not make anyone believe, but it could batter the brain into unthinking apathy.
- The third untruth is that world prices are a valid criterion for deciding the direction that agricultural production should take.
► lie noun [countable] something you say or write that you know is untrue: · Would you tell lies to protect a friend?· The allegation is a complete lie.
► white lie noun [countable] informal a lie that you tell to avoid upsetting someone: · We all tell white lies sometimes.
► fib noun [countable] informal a lie, especially about something that is not very important – used especially by children: · Have you been telling fibs?
► porky noun [countable usually plural] British English informal a lie – a very informal use: · He’s been telling porkies again.
► falsehood noun [countable] formal a statement that is not true, especially one that is intended to give people the wrong idea about someone or something: · He described the allegations as malicious falsehoods.
► untruth noun [countable] formal a lie – used especially when you want to avoid saying the word lie: · Some workers go off and tell untruths about the organisations for which they are working.
► fabrication noun [countable, uncountable] formal a story or claim that someone has invented in order to deceive someone, or the act of doing this: · The claim was described as a fabrication by the police prosecutor.· He dismissed the charges as pure fabrication.
► libel noun [uncountable] law the crime of writing lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, especially in a newspaper or magazine: · She sued the newspaper for libel.· libel laws
► slander noun [countable, uncountable] law the crime of speaking lies that could make people have a bad opinion of someone, or an untrue statement which does this: · He’s threatening to sue them for slander.· a slander on the good name of the company· Linking his name to terrorism was a slander.
adverbtrulytruthfully ≠ untruthfullytruenountruth ≠ untruthtruthfulnessadjectivetrue ≠ untruetruthful ≠ untruthful