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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
Karl A. Menninger

Meaning of "untruthful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTRUTHFUL

untruthful  [ʌnˈtruːθfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTRUTHFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untruthful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNTRUTHFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untruthful in the English dictionary

The definition of untruthful in the dictionary is given to lying. Other definition of untruthful is diverging from the truth; untrue.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTRUTHFUL


breathful
ˈbreθfʊl
deathful
ˈdeθfʊl
faithful
ˈfeɪθfʊl
healthful
ˈhɛlθfʊl
lengthful
ˈlɛŋθfʊl
mirthful
ˈmɜːθfʊl
pithful
ˈpɪθfʊl
ruthful
ˈruːθfʊl
slothful
ˈsləʊθfʊl
soothful
ˈsuːθfʊl
stealthful
ˈstelθfʊl
strengthful
ˈstrɛŋθfʊl
toothful
ˈtuːθfʊl
trothful
ˈtrəʊθfʊl
truthful
ˈtruːθfʊl
unfaithful
ʌnˈfeɪθfʊl
unhealthful
ʌnˈhɛlθfʊl
worthful
ˈwɜːθfʊl
wrathful
ˈrɒθfʊl
youthful
ˈjuːθfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTRUTHFUL

untrim
untrod
untrodden
untroubled
untroubledly
untrue
untrueness
untruism
untruly
untruss
untrusser
untrust
untrustful
untrustiness
untrustworthily
untrustworthy
untrusty
untruth
untruthfully
untruthfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTRUTHFUL

bashful
blushful
dishful
dispatchful
fishful
hushful
laughful
loathful
mouthful
old faithful
pouchful
pushful
refreshful
reproachful
speechful
stenchful
the faithful
unreproachful
watchful
wishful

Synonyms and antonyms of untruthful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNTRUTHFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «untruthful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of untruthful

Translation of «untruthful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTRUTHFUL

Find out the translation of untruthful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of untruthful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «untruthful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失实
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

untruthful
570 millions of speakers

English

untruthful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेईमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير صادقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неправдивой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

untruthful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যাবাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mensonger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak benar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unwahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虚偽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진실이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untruthful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thành thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையற்றவனாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asılsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

untruthful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezgodna z prawdą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неправдивої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neveridice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναληθής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leuenagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untruthful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTRUTHFUL»

The term «untruthful» is normally little used and occupies the 109.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTRUTHFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «untruthful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «untruthful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about untruthful

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNTRUTHFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word untruthful.
1
Vir Das
I am edgy, raw, offensive, vulgar, untruthful, but intelligent. My jokes are always realistic. I do not make fun of children or people who cannot fight back. That is my limitation.
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Karl A. Menninger
One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTRUTHFUL»

Discover the use of untruthful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untruthful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advertising and Sales Management (for BBA - 1)
But now a days, we come across many untruthful ads. Many studies have shown that people are losing faith in advertising. They believe that many ads give false facts, exaggerated statements and fake testimonials. A study by Banwari Mittal ...
Mukesh Trehan, Ranju Trehan
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Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition
... 122 The Truthful Suspect 122 The Untruthful Suspect 124 Attitudes Common to Both Truthful and Untruthful Suspects 125 Interpretation of Nonverbal Behavior 126 Trunk, Shoulder Position, and Posture 126 Truthful Individual 127 Untruthful  ...
David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander, Shane G. Sturman, 2001
3
Credibility-based Binary Feedback Model for Grid Resource ...
Thus, we perform a sensitivity analysis of untruthful feedback by varying P( contribution), P(untruthful), and clients' QoS threshold. Then, we record the change of percentage of positive feedback. Table 6.30-Table 6.31 summarize parameters ...
Parasak Chokesatean, 2008
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Public Health Reports
Feeble-minded 20 Alcoholic, runaway, and of otherwise poor character 1 Alcoholic and of otherwise poor character 2 Guilty of assault aud of otherwise poor character X Incorrigible, untruthful, runaway, and of otherwise poor character 1 ...
‎1920
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Public health reports
Feeble-minded 20 Alcoholic, runaway, and of otherwise poor character 1 Alcoholic and of otherwise poor character 2 Guilty of assault and of otherwise poor character 1 Incorrigible, untruthful, runaway, and of otherwise poor character 1 ...
United States. Public Health Service, United States. Marine Hospital Service, 1920
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The Philosophy of Deception
The third condition that must be met for a lie in all three senses is that it must be intended that the untruthful statement be believed to be true. To make an untruthful statement with the intention that it be believed to be true is to have an intention ...
Clancy W. Martin, 2009
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Evidence
Propensity to be untruthful Section 103 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 provides that: (1) For the purposes of section 101(1)(d) the matters in issue between the defendant and the prosecution include— . . . (b) the question whether the ...
James Griffiths, The City Law School,, Paul McKeown, 2012
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Forensic Interviewing
For sure, the untruthful will not name a suspect as they know the person they named can be cleared. This can lead you back to them for further explanation as why the name was given. The untruthful will want to eliminate his/her contact with  ...
Kelly D. Harrison, 2013
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Supreme Court
Exhibit M, Annexed to Foregoing Answer. Colloquy. pro-fessional or other misconduct or incompetency in connection with medical services rendered under the chapter—or words to that effect. I submit, therefore, that if an untruthful bill was ...
10
Evidence Core Text
7.82 7.83 7.84 dishonesty or otherwise, are therefore only likely to be capable of showing a propensity to be untruthful where, in the present case, truthfulness is an issue and, in the earlier case, either there was a plea of not guilty and the ...
Roderick Munday, Roderick J. C. Munday, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTRUTHFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untruthful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ruling Untruthful
The Federal Supreme Court Ruling June 26, 2015, making same-sex unions legal marriage is untruthful, because—Truth Does Not Change. Truth is the same ... «The Stokes News, Jul 15»
2
Over 80 percent of cosmetic product claims are untruthful, study …
They make all sorts of claims to show you how great whatever they're selling is. 'Clinically-proven.' 'Recommended by dermatologists.' 'No testing on animals.'. «Metro, Jul 15»
3
Lawyer: Tipster Said Aaron Hernandez Juror May Have Been …
... his client of murder. James Sultan told the judge Monday that he had identified the tipster who told him a juror may have been "untruthful" during jury selection. «NECN, Jul 15»
4
Degree in question : Reham untruthful about degree: report
As degree scandals go in Pakistan, this one made ripples when a British newspaper alleged that Reham Khan, a television presenter and wife of Pakistan ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Judge approves subpoena of phone records in Aaron Hernandez …
... Aaron Hernandez can identify an anonymous tipster who claimed one of the jurors who convicted Hernandez of murder may have been "untruthful" during jury ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
6
Experts say untruthful jurors pose a rare hazard in court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Guilty verdicts in some of the nation's most high-profile criminal cases have been thrown out recently because of jurors who were not ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
7
Aaron Hernandez Appeal Update: Convicted Murderer's Legal …
In the filed documents, Sultan told the judge that one of the jurors might have been "untruthful" during jury selection. He said that the female tipster revealed the ... «Enstarz, Jun 15»
8
Herndandez lawyer: Anonymous caller questioned truthfulness of juror
... says he's concerned that one of the jurors who convicted the former New England Patriots player of murder may have been "untruthful" during jury selection. «ESPN, Jun 15»
9
New Hampshire GOP chairwoman calls Guinta untruthful
CONCORD, N.H. —The head of the state Republican Party said Thursday that GOP U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta "has clearly been untruthful" about where he got ... «WCVB Boston, Jun 15»
10
Insurer claims owners of burned Indian Hill mansion untruthful
INDIAN HILL —An insurance company being sued by the owners of an $4 million Indian Hill mansion that burned last year alleges in court papers that the ... «WLWT Cincinnati, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Untruthful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/untruthful>. May 2024 ».
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