untruth
noun
, ˈən-ˌtrüth\
Definition of untruth
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Synonyms & Antonyms for untruth
Synonyms
delusion, error, fallacy, falsehood, falsity, hallucination, illusion, misbelief, misconception, myth, old wives' tale
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Another notable untruth: that all of the songs on the album were recorded at Woodstock. — Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "How to relive Woodstock: What to listen to, watch and read this week," 13 Aug. 2019 Not an encouraging violence but maybe in perpetrating untruths. — Fox News, "Ingraham: The new American left: agents of hatred," 12 Sep. 2018 But the work has a much more general resonance, as well: The untruths are omnipresent, and their ubiquity can give the sensation that there’s no escape. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, "Paola Pivi’s Transporting Exhibition Is a Whimsical Comment on Dark Realities," 15 Nov. 2018 In addition to blatant untruths, food marketers are masters at subtly misleading consumers. — Henry I. Miller, WSJ, "The Organic Industry Is Lying to You," 5 Aug. 2018 And while people might be (too) used to Trump's lying, there's a difference -- in how it might be perceived -- between his triumphantly volunteering blatant untruths and offering them defensively, after being cornered by a skilled prosecutor. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "5 lessons Trump's new lawyer could teach him from the Clinton impeachment," 3 May 2018 Lately, the president has been piling on the untruths even more than usual. — Marissa G. Muller, Teen Vogue, "Donald Trump Said Queen Elizabeth Made Him Wait 15 Minutes Despite Video That Shows Her Waiting for Him," 3 Aug. 2018 The sheer rate of Trump's untruth-telling is staggering. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "Donald Trump says untrue things as often as you go the bathroom every day," 1 May 2018 Another surprising element in the story is that dairnes have a unique power — the ability to detect untruth. — Laurel Snyder, New York Times, "In Katherine Applegate’s New Fantasy Novel, Extinction Is Imminent," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'untruth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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