- dis|truth
- dis|truth «dihs TROOTH», noun.lack of truth; falsity; untruth: »
“At the moment, I am rather aggravated about the distruth of statements made by certain druids,” he commented (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|truth
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dis|sim|u|late — «dih SIHM yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to disguise or hide under a pretense; hide the truth about; dissemble: »He dissimulated his cowardice by bragging about how brave he was. –v.i. to hide the truth; dissemble: »He could neither… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort´ing|ly — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort´er — dis|tort «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tort — «dihs TRT», transitive verb. 1. to pull or twist out of shape; make crooked or ugly; change the normal appearance of: »Rage distorted his face, making it very ugly. SYNONYM(S): contort. 2. Figurative. to change from the truth; give a twist or… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cern´er — dis|cern «duh ZURN, SURN», transitive verb. to perceive; see clearly; distinguish or recognize: »Through the fog I could just discern a car coming toward me. When there are many conflicting opinions, it is hard to discern the truth. Not till the… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cern — «duh ZURN, SURN», transitive verb. to perceive; see clearly; distinguish or recognize: »Through the fog I could just discern a car coming toward me. When there are many conflicting opinions, it is hard to discern the truth. Not till the hours of… … Useful english dictionary
dis´a|gree´a|ble|ness — dis|a|gree|a|ble «DIHS uh GREE uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not to one s liking; unpleasant: »to speak a disagreeable truth. A headache is disagreeable. SYNONYM(S): offensive. 2. not friendly; unkind; bad tempered; cross: »Sh … Useful english dictionary
dis|a|gree|a|ble — «DIHS uh GREE uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not to one s liking; unpleasant: »to speak a disagreeable truth. A headache is disagreeable. SYNONYM(S): offensive. 2. not friendly; unkind; bad tempered; cross: »Sh … Useful english dictionary
dis|al|low — «DIHS uh LOW», transitive verb. to refuse to allow; deny the truth or value of; reject: »The court disallowed the man s claim to the property … Useful english dictionary
dis|lik|en — «dihs LY kuhn», transitive verb. Obsolete. to make unlike; disguise: »Muffle your face…and, as you can, disliken the truth of your own seeming (Shakespeare) … Useful english dictionary
