untruth
noun- [countable] (formal)
a lie. People often say ‘untruth’ to avoid saying ‘lie’. (lie 的委婉說法)妄語,诳語,假話 Extra Examplescompare truthHer account of what had happened was a patent untruth. 她對所發生事情的描述顯然是不真實的。 It's not like you to tell an untruth! 你又不是在說謊! The paper was fined for printing untruths about the affair. 這家報紙因刊登關於此事的不實報道而被罰款。
- [uncountable]
the state of being false 虛僞;虛假;不真實
Word OriginOld English untrēowth ‘unfaithfulness’ (see un-, truth).