An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a lie. †Also, w…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > [noun] > a falsehood, lie (66) liec900 An act or instance of lying; a false statement made with intent to deceive; a criminal falsehood. Phrase, to tell (†formerly to make) a lie. †Also, w… leasingc1000 In particularized use: A lie, falsehood. falsehoodc1290 An uttered untruth; a lie. Also, false statements, uttered untruth, in general. falsedom1297 Treachery, untruth; a falsehood. gabbinga1300 The action or an act of lying. Also: a lie, a falsehood. Cf. gab, v.1 3. Obsolete (archaic in later use). fablec1300 A fiction invented to deceive; a fabrication, falsehood. †Phrase, without (but, sans) fable. follyc1300 Foolish talk, nonsense, falsehood; an instance of this. Now rare. fittenc1440 An untruth, a lie, an invention. untruthc1449 A falsehood; a false or incorrect statement. crackc1450 Loud talk, boast, brag; hence, sometimes, exaggeration, lie. archaic or dialect. (In this sense there was a tendency in 16th cent. to use crake… fallacy1481 Deception, guile, trickery; a deception, a trick; a false statement, a lie. Obsolete. falsity1557 Something that is false. An untrue proposition, doctrine, or statement; an error or falsehood. Also in generalized sense, that which is untrue… falsedict1579 An untrue deliverance or utterance. untroth1581 = untruth, n. 3b. crackera1625 familiar or colloquial. A lie. flam1632 A sham story, fabrication, falsehood; a piece of deception, a trick. mendacity1646 An instance of this; a lie, a falsehood. fairy story1692 = fairy tale, n. 2. false1786 One who or that which is false. Something that is false; untruth; false appearance. Obsolete exc. archaic. whid1794 A lie, fib, falsehood; an exaggerated story. Scottish. gag1805 A ‘made-up’ story; a piece of deception, an imposture, a lie. broad gag (see quot. 1823). wrinkle1819 Cant. An untruth, fib, lie. reacher1828 English regional (northern and west midlands). In form ratcher. A lie. cram1842 slang. A lie. (Cf. cram, v. 5.) untruism1845 An untruth. crammer1861 slang. A lie. (Cf. cram, v. 5, cram, n. 3.) inveracity1864 Untruthfulness; an untruth, a false statement. bung1882 A lie, falsehood. fairy tale1896 Something resembling a fairy tale in being unreal or incredible, or in having an idealized happy ending. Also: a fabricated story; a lie. Cf. fairy… mistruth1897 A false or incorrect proposition or statement; (in later use frequently euphemistic) a lie. Also: falsehood. post-and-rails1945 Usually post-and-rails. Australian slang. A lie. rare. pork pie1973 British. A lie. Cf. porky pie n. at porky, adj. compounds. porky1985 A lie. Usually in plural. Subcategories:— blatant, extravagant (23) — trivial (6) — well-intentioned (4) |
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