Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistruth

/mɪsˈtɹuːθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-truth
IPA: /mɪsˈtɹuːθ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Untruth; falsehood.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈtɹuːθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mistruths (plural)

Derived Forms

mistruthful

Questions

How do you pronounce mistruth?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈtɹuːθ/.
What does mistruth mean?: Untruth; falsehood.
Where does mistruth come from?: From mis- + truth. Cognate with Middle High German missetriuwede.

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