Usually means: False statement not necessarily intentional.
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  1. mistruth: Merriam-Webster
  2. mistruth: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mistruth: Wiktionary

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  1. mistruth: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mistruth)

▸ noun:  Untruth; falsehood.
▸ noun:  A statement which, while technically true, is dishonestly misleading.

Similar:
untruth, nontruth, untruthiness, mislead, misfact, unverity, falsehood, mendacity, distortion, falsity, more...

Opposite:
truth, veracity, honesty

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Similar:
untruth, nontruth, untruthiness, mislead, misfact, unverity, falsehood, mendacity, distortion, falsity, more...

Opposite:
truth, veracity, honesty



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