# untruth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʌnˈtɹuːθ/ · frequency rank #73,761

## Definitions
1. A lie or falsehood.
2. The condition of being false; truthlessness.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English untreuth, from Old English untrēowþ and unġetrēowþ, from Proto-West Germanic *untriuwiþu and *ungatriuwiþu, equivalent to un- + truth. Cognate with Old High German ungitriuwida.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untruth