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untruth — [untro͞oth′] n. [ME untrouthe < OE untreowth < un , not + treowth,TRUTH] 1. the quality or state of being untrue; falsity 2. an untrue statement; falsehood; lie 3. Obs. unfaithfulness or disloyalty … English World dictionary
untruth — n. (pl. untruths) 1 the state of being untrue, falsehood. 2 a false statement (told me an untruth). Etymology: OE untreowth etc. (as UN (1), TRUTH) … Useful english dictionary
untruth — /un troohth /, n., pl. untruths / troohdhz , troohths /. 1. the state or character of being untrue. 2. want of veracity; divergence from truth. 3. something untrue; a falsehood or lie. 4. Archaic. unfaithfulness; disloyalty. [bef. 900; ME; OE… … Universalium
untruth — un•truth [[t]ʌnˈtruθ[/t]] n. pl. truths ( trootz′, trooths′). 1) the state or character of being untrue 2) want of veracity; divergence from truth 3) a falsehood or lie 4) archaic disloyalty • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
untruth — /ʌnˈtruθ/ (say un troohth) noun 1. the state or character of being untrue. 2. want of veracity; divergence from truth. 3. something untrue; a falsehood or lie. 4. Obsolete unfaithfulness or disloyalty …
misrepresent — mis·rep·re·sent /mis ˌre pri zent/ vt: to make a misrepresentation about vi: to make a misrepresentation mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive / ˌre pri zen tə tiv/ adj mis·rep·re·sen·ter n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Søren Kierkegaard — Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Sketch of Søren Kierkegaard by Niels Christian Kierkegaard, c. 1840 Full name Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Born 5 May 1813 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 11 November 1855 … Wikipedia
William B. Ebbert — William Baltzell Ebbert (February 28, 1846 February 27, 1927) was an officer and adjutant in the Union Army (1st Regiment West Virginia Infantry Volunteers), a Colorado legislator, newspaper publisher, author, farmer, businessman, and poet.… … Wikipedia
Lie — (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give the lie to — Lie Lie (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi, G. l[ u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]gn, Goth. liugn. See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.] 1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
