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Dictionary: un·true   (ŭn-trū') pronunciation
adj., -tru·er, -tru·est.
  1. Contrary to fact; false.
  2. Deviating from a standard; not straight, even, level, or exact.
  3. Disloyal; unfaithful.
untruly un·tru'ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Devoid of truth: counterfactual, false, specious, spurious, truthless, untruthful, wrong. See true/false.
  2. Containing an error or errors: erroneous, fallacious, false, inaccurate, incorrect, mistaken, off, unsound, wrong. Idioms: all wet, in error, off base, offwide ofthe mark. See correct/incorrect.
  3. Not true to duty or obligation: disloyal, faithless, false, false-hearted, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful. See continue/stop/pause, trust/distrust.

Antonyms: untrue
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adj

Definition: dishonest
Antonyms: faithful, honest, true


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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: not according with the facts
  Synonym: wrong

Meaning #2: not true to an obligation or trust

Meaning #3: not accurately fitted; not level
  Synonym: out of true

Meaning #4: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
  Synonym: false


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usand, falsk, urigtig, utro

Nederlands (Dutch)
onwaar, ontrouw, onzuiver

Français (French)
adj. - faux, inexact, infidèle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unwahr, ungenau, untreu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αναληθής, ψευδής

Italiano (Italian)
falso, infedele

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - falso, infiel, impreciso

Русский (Russian)
ложный, неверный (кому-л.), несоответствующий (чему-л.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - falso, inexacto, infiel

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osann, falsk, oriktig, trolös, illojal, felaktig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不真实的, 不忠实的, 不正确的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不真實的, 不忠實的, 不正確的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 진실이 아닌, 정숙하지 못한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 真実でない, 誠実でない, 不貞の, 標準に合わない, 正確でない, 虚偽の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير صحيح, كاذب, خائن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא אמיתי, לא נאמן, כוזב‬


 
 
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