untruth

Untruth, n.

1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty. Chaucer.

2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. Shak.

Syn. -- Lie; falsehood. See Lie.

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Fernald has no entry of its own for untruth; he lists it under deception.

Where he writes about it:

Untruth is more than lack of accuracy, implying always lack of veracity; but it is a somewhat milder and more dignified word than lie. — from deception

etymology Webster’s online

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