Un*truth" (?), n.

1.

The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.

Chaucer.

2.

That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty.

Shak.

Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See Lie.

 

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