untrue
beginnerA1/ʌnˈtru/ · un-true
Not in accordance with fact or reality; false.
Meanings
Not in accordance with fact or reality; false.
یہ حقیقت یا حقیقت کے مطابق نہیں؛ جھوٹا۔
غلط
ghalat
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.
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💡 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.