untruth

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a false statement

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

falsehood, falsity

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