antitruth
antitruth noun: that which is the opposite or negation of truth, especially of a mystical or religious truth.
Noun
antitruth (usually uncountable, plural antitruths)
- That which is the opposite or negation of truth, especially of a mystical or religious truth.
- The categories of exploitation, dominance, structure, repression, class, and socialist perspectives are not only not transmitted to the young, they are presented as antitruth, intellectually shallow, irrelevant, or utopian.1971 ·, Murray Burton Levin, Susan K. Levin, Political Hysteria America, page 267
- Vasu's archetypal self is the extroller of a negative truth, or antitruth; "the mythical structure" becomes its primary technique.2001, Amar Nath Prasad, Studies in Indian English Fiction, page 33
Adjective
antitruth (comparative more antitruth, superlative most antitruth)
- Opposed to truth.
Forms of antitruth
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | antitruths |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more antitruth |
| superlative | most antitruth |
Origin of antitruth
From anti- + truth.
Questions about antitruth
- What does antitruth mean?
- Antitruth means that which is the opposite or negation of truth, especially of a mystical or religious truth.
- What part of speech is antitruth?
- Antitruth can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of antitruth?
- The plural of antitruth is antitruths.
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