Entry Word: untruth

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a false idea or belief <an argument which relies on an untruth is invalid> — see fallacy 1
2 a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive <used an innocent untruth to mislead them into agreeing to help> — see lie
3 the quality or state of being false <there is an element of untruth in all forms of art: works of art provide only a semblance of reality> — see fallacy 2