untruth
- (countable, uncountable) A lie or falsehood.
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being false; truthlessness.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈtɹuːθ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English untreuth, from Old English untrēowþ and unġetrēowþ, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwiþu and *ungatriuwiþu, equivalent to un- + truth. Cognate with Old High German ungitriuwida.
false statement
untrue words
sklent
false report
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