untrue

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/ʌnˈtru/ · un-true

Not in accordance with fact or reality; false.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not in accordance with fact or reality; false.

یہ حقیقت یا حقیقت کے مطابق نہیں؛ جھوٹا۔

غلط

ghalat

Formal: غلط

Synonyms

falseincorrectdeceptiveغلطناصحیحجھوٹا

Antonyms

truecorrecthonestسچصحیحایماندار

Common Collocations

  • untrue statement
  • untrue belief
  • untrue claim

Example Sentences

The rumors about his resignation were untrue.

اس کے استعفے کے بارے میں افواہیں غلط تھیں۔

Is ke istifa ke bare mein afwahan ghalat thi.

It is untrue to say that she never cared.

یہ کہنا غلط ہے کہ اسے کبھی پرواہ نہیں تھی۔

Ye kehna ghalat hai ke use kabhi parwah nahi thi.

He proved that the allegations were untrue.

اس نے ثابت کیا کہ الزامات غلط تھے۔

Us ne saabit kiya ke ilzaam ghalat the.

Easily Confused With

unfair:Untrue means not true, while unfair means lacking justice or fairness.

Word Family

truth
nounسچائی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'un-' as 'not' and 'true' as the fact.

Imagine a marked incorrect answer on a test paper.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

جھوٹ کی نہ کوئی قیمت ہو، نہ کوئی بھرم ہوگے

Jhoot ki na koi qeemat ho, na koi bharam hoga.

There will be no price for falsehood, nor any pretense.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جھوٹ کے پاؤں نہیں ہوتے۔

Jhoot ke paon nahi hote.

A lie has no legs.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "untriewe" — not true

First known use: 15th century

The term derives from the prefix 'un-' meaning not, and 'true', signifying falsehood or inaccuracy.