mistruth
noun[CorU]
(alsomis-truth)uk/mɪsˈtruːθ/us/ˌmɪsˈtruːθ/alie, orinformationthat is nottrue:
This isyetanother mistruth.
They wereaccusedofpeddlingmistruth andhatred.
Thesefiguresare only thestartoftheirmis-truths andblatantlies.
Synonyms
falsehood
lie
- We should not beseekingtobasethisdebateon mistruths.
- There has been acampaignof mistruth thatcaststhem asoppressors.
- Somepeopledo notquestionthepropagandaand mis-truths that aredisseminatedby theparty.
Lies, lying & hypocrisy
- a pack of liesidiom
- artifice
- bad faith
- black is whiteidiom
- cakeism
- canard
- falsehood
- falsification
- feedsomeonea lineidiom
- fib
- fiction
- lie
- myth
- mythologically
- mythologize
- perjure
- venality
- weasel words
- white lie
- whopper