untruth

English

Etymology

un- +‎ truth

Pronunciation

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

Noun

untruth (countable and uncountable, plural untruths)

A lie or falsehood.
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
German: Unwahrheit (de) f
Irish: ainfhírinne f, ainbhfíor m
Italian: bugia (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: usannhet m or f

Portuguese: inverdade (pt) f
Russian: непра́вда (ru) f (neprávda)
Serbo-Croatian: neistina (sh) f, netačnost f
Swedish: osanning (sv) c
Welsh: anwiredd (cy)

the condition of being false

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