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untruisms

untruisms is the plural of untruism.

Meaning of untruism

Noun

untruism (plural untruisms)

  1. Something that is not true; a false statement.
    • No one but a preaching clergyman can revel in platitudes, truisms, and untruisms, and yet receive, as his undisputed privilege, the same respectful demeanour as though words of impassioned eloquence, or persuasive logic, fell from his lips.1878, Anthony Trollope, The warden and Barchester Towers: Volume 1, page 262
    Synonyms:
    falsehood

Questions about untruisms

What is untruisms the plural of?
Untruisms is the plural of untruism.

Words near untruisms in the dictionary

  1. untruely
  2. untrueness
  3. untruer
  4. untruest
  5. untruism
  6. untruisms
  7. untruly
  8. untrumpable
  9. untrumped
  10. untrumpeted
  11. untruncated

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