[ C ] a statement that is not true瞎话;假话;谎言
It's not the first time that the paper has been in trouble for printing untruths about people's private lives.这家报纸已经不是第一次因捏造人们私生活的新闻而惹上麻烦了。
[ U ] the fact that something is not true虚假;不真实
The untruth of this statement was immediately clear to me.我立刻就看出来这份声明是假的。