untruth

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un·truth / ˌənˈtroō[unvoicedth]/ • n. (pl. -truths / -ˈtroō[voicedth]z; -ˈtroō[unvoicedth]s/ ) a lie or false statement (often used euphemistically): they go off and tell untruths about organizations for which they worked. ∎  the quality of being false.