- 1[countable] (formal) a lie. People often say‘untruth’to avoid saying‘lie.’ compare truth
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- 2[uncountable] the state of being false
untruth
nounNAmE//ʌnˈtruθ//
(pl. untruths NAmE//ʌnˈtruðz//, NAmE//ʌnˈtruθs//
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