Untruthful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not expressing or given to expressing the truth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntɹˈuːθfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntɹˈuːθfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntɹˈuːθfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌntɹˈuːθfəl/.

Examples

the statement given under oath was untruthful
an untruthful person

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

truthful

Parts of Speech

adjective

not expressing or given to expressing the truth

“the statement given under oath was untruthful”

Word Forms

untruthfulness

noun

the quality of being untruthful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwahr

nicht die Wahrheit ausdrücken oder dazu neigen, sie auszudrücken

🇫🇷French

mensonger

ne pas exprimer ou être enclin à exprimer la vérité

🇪🇸Spanish

mentiroso

No expresar o ser dado a expresar la verdad.

🇮🇹Italian

non veritiero

non esprimere o non essere disposto a esprimere la verità

🇳🇱Dutch

onwaar

niet de waarheid uiten of eraan toegeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

mentiroso

não expressando ou dado a expressar a verdade

🇷🇺Russian

неправдивый

не выражать или склоняться к выражению истины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेईमान

सत्य को अभिव्यक्त नहीं करना या अभिव्यक्त करने का प्रयास नहीं करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসত্য

প্রকাশ না করা বা সত্য প্রকাশ করার জন্য দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்மையற்ற

உண்மையை வெளிப்படுத்தவில்லை அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసత్యమైన

నిజాన్ని వ్యక్తపరచడం లేదా వ్యక్తీకరించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असत्य

व्यक्त न करणे किंवा सत्य व्यक्त करण्यासाठी दिलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસત્ય

સત્ય વ્યક્ત કરવા માટે વ્યક્ત અથવા આપવામાં આવતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸತ್ಯ

ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസത്യം

സത്യം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੂਠ

ਸੱਚ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھوٹا

اظہار نہ کرنا یا سچائی کے اظہار کے لیے دیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不诚实的

不表达或不愿意表达真相

🇯🇵Japanese

虚偽の

真実を表現しない、または表現することに慣れていない

🇰🇷Korean

진실하지 않은

진실을 표현하지 않거나 표현하는 데 전념하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thành thật

không thể hiện hoặc đưa ra để thể hiện sự thật

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่จริง

ไม่แสดงออกหรือมอบให้เพื่อแสดงความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk benar

tidak mengungkapkan atau terbiasa mengungkapkan kebenaran

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi makatotohanan

hindi pagpapahayag o ibinigay sa pagpapahayag ng katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak benar

tidak menyatakan atau diberi untuk menyatakan kebenaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير صادق

لا يعبر أو يعطى للتعبير عن الحقيقة

🇮🇷Persian

نادرست

بیان نکردن یا به بیان حقیقت

🇹🇷Turkish

yalan

gerçeği ifade etmemek veya ifade etmeye verilmemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹזֵב

לא לבטא או להביע את האמת

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