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mistruths

mistruths is the plural of mistruth.

Meaning of mistruth

Noun

mistruth (countable and uncountable, plural mistruths)

  1. Untruth; falsehood.
    • In my brief stay in Johannesburg, I had left a trail of mistruths and, in each case, the falsehood had come back to haunt me.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 81
  2. A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.

Questions about mistruths

What is mistruths the plural of?
Mistruths is the plural of mistruth.

Words near mistruths in the dictionary

  1. mistrustings
  2. mistrustless
  3. mistrusts
  4. mistruth
  5. mistruthful
  6. mistruths
  7. mistry
  8. mistrying
  9. Mistrys
  10. mistryst
  11. mistrysted

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