Definition of MISTRUTH

mistruth

Plural: mistruths

Noun

  • A lie; an untruthful statement.
  • Untruth; falsehood.
  • A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.

Examples

  • Claiming a non-word was valid felt like a MISTRUTH in the competitive Scrabble circuit.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

mistruth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mistruth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mistruth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

mistruth: valid Words With Friends Word