"mistruth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈtɹuːθ/ [UK] Forms: mistruths [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + truth. Cognate with Middle High German missetriuwede. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|mis|truth}} mis- + truth, {{cog|gmh|missetriuwede}} Middle High German missetriuwede Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mistruth (countable and uncountable, plural mistruths)
  1. Untruth; falsehood. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mistruth-en-noun-HOECObVg
  2. A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mistruth-en-noun-7CrhOCsi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 16 84

Inflected forms

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