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View usage for: (mendæsɪti) uncountable nounMendacity is lying, rather than telling the truth. [formal] ...an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity. Synonyms: lying, lie, perjury, deceit More Synonyms of mendacity mendacity in British English (mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties1. the tendency to be untruthful Derived forms mendacious (mɛnˈdeɪʃəs) adjective mendaciously (menˈdaciously) adverb mendaciousness (menˈdaciousness) noun Word origin C17: from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful mendacity in American English (mɛnˈdæsəti) nounWord forms: plural menˈdacities1. the quality or state of being mendacious Word origin LL mendacitas < L mendaxExamples of 'mendacity' in a sentencemendacity Definition the tendency to be untruthful an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity Synonyms perjury misrepresentation fraudulence deceitfulness untruthfulness mendaciousness inveracity Additional synonymsDefinition behaviour intended to deceive The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Synonyms lying, fraud, cheating, deception, hypocrisy, cunning, pretence, treachery, dishonesty, guile, artifice, trickery, misrepresentation, duplicity, subterfuge, feint, double-dealing, chicanery, wile, dissimulation, craftiness, imposture, fraudulence, slyness, deceitfulness, underhandedness She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence. Synonyms deceit, fraud, corruption, cheating, graft (informal), treachery, trickery, criminality, duplicity, falsehood, chicanery, falsity, sharp practice, perfidy (literary), mendacity, fraudulence, crookedness, wiliness, unscrupulousness, improbityHe accused reporters of wilful distortion. Synonyms misrepresentation, bias, slant, perversion, falsification, colouring - menacing
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Additional synonymsDefinition deceitful behaviour He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings. Synonyms deceit, fraud, deception, hypocrisy, dishonesty, guile, artifice, falsehood, double-dealing, chicanery, perfidy (literary), dissimulationDefinition the quality of being untrue She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood. Synonyms untruthfulness, deception, deceit, dishonesty, prevarication, mendacity, dissimulation, perjury, inveracity (rare) recent concern about the falsification of evidence in court Synonyms misrepresentation, distortion, tampering with, forgery, deceit, perversion, adulteration, dissimulationToo many superlatives lend a note of insincerity. Synonyms deceitfulness, hypocrisy, pretence, dishonesty, lip service, duplicity, deviousness, perfidy (literary), mendacity, dissimulation, faithlessness, disingenuousness, untruthfulness Definition something that is deliberately intended to deceive I've had enough of your lies. Synonyms falsehood, deceit, fabrication, fib, fiction, invention, deception, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie, falsification, prevarication, falsity, mendacityHe cited many examples to illustrate the perfidy of his adversaries. Synonyms treachery, betrayal, infidelity, treason, deceit, duplicity, disloyalty, double-dealing, falsity, faithlessness, perfidiousness I have never uttered one word of untruth. Synonyms lying, perjury, duplicity, falsity, mendacity, deceitfulness, untruthfulness, inveracity (rare), truthlessness |