untruth [
,ʌn'tru:θ]
n. 不真实, 虚假, 谎言
untruth[ noun ]
a false statement
<noun.communication>
Untruth \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}.
- "Any untruth gives rise to a painful reaction and affects a person's social feelings," Mr. Gorbachev said.
- That's an untruth. 'I would like to be making some more.