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unfact

[ uhn-fakt ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfact1

First recorded in 1885–90; un- 1 + fact
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Example Sentences

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It’s not just that it is the chief global distributor of unfact and untruth but that it distributes unfact and untruth with a bluster, an arrogance, a gonad-grabbing swagger, that implicitly and intentionally dares you to believe fact and truth matter.

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This is the usual half-truth and whole unfact.

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But the unfact is stated for a purpose: here the Reviewer mounts the high horse and poses as the Magister Morum per excellentiam.

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This is another lieu commun amongst Moslems; and its unfact requires only statement.

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The term was a pure invention of Abyssinian Bruce who was well aware of the unfact he was propagating, but his inordinate vanity and self-esteem, contrasting so curiously with many noble qualities, especially courage and self-reliance, tempted him to this and many other a traveller's tale.

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