mistruth

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Pronunciation

/mɪsˈtɹuːθ/ (UK)

Definition of mistruth

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”
““The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.””

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noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”
““The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works: no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem. This is not about Russian ads. This is a global problem.””
(countable, uncountable)A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.

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From mis- + truth. Cognate with Middle High German missetriuwede.

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