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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUntruth
/ʌnˈtruːθ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being untrue; a falsehood or lie.
"His testimony was filled with subtle untruths designed to deceive the jury." - 2
Something that is contrary to truth or fact.
"She could not bear to live with the untruth of the situation any longer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'untrēoð', combining the negative prefix 'un-' with 'trēoð' meaning truth, loyalty, or fidelity. Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting a breach of faith or disloyalty to specifically signifying a statement or belief that is contrary to fact.
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fausseté
Transliteration: /fo.sə.te/
"Il a découvert la fausseté de ses promesses."
Unwahrheit
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t/
"Seine Aussage enthielt eine deutliche Unwahrheit."
falsità
Transliteration: /fal.siˈta/
"Non posso tollerare una simile falsità."
falsedad
Transliteration: /fal.seˈdad/
"Su historia resultó ser una completa falsedad."
inverdade
Transliteration: /ĩ.veʁˈda.dʒi/
"Ele disse uma inverdade para se proteger."
असत्य
Transliteration: asatya
"उसकी बात पूरी तरह से असत्य थी।"
谎言
Transliteration: huǎng yán
"他试图掩盖这个谎言。"
거짓
Transliteration: geojit
"그의 말에는 많은 거짓이 담겨 있었다."
虚偽
Transliteration: kyogi
"その書類には虚偽の記載が含まれていた。"
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