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单词 half-truths
释义

half-truth

noun

ˈhaf-ˌtrüth How to pronounce half-truth (audio)
ˈhäf-
1
: a statement that is only partially true
2
: a statement that mingles truth and falsehood with deliberate intent to deceive

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1

half-truths

noun

plural of half-truth
as in lies
a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people I'm tired of all these half-truths—I want to know the real story.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lies
  • tales
  • stories
  • distortions
  • exaggerations
  • falsehoods
  • untruths
  • prevarications
  • fibs
  • ambiguities
  • mendacities
  • fabrications
  • falsities
  • equivocations
  • defamations
  • slanders
  • libels
  • fairy tales
  • fables
  • whoppers
  • obliquities
  • fictions
  • perjuries
  • pretenses
  • misconceptions
  • misinformation
  • nonsense
  • myths
  • deceits
  • fallacies
  • bluffs
  • misrepresentations
  • misstatements
  • taradiddles
  • tarradiddles
  • falsifications
  • dishonesties
  • poses
  • duplicities
  • pretences
  • canards
  • humbug
  • jives
  • misreports
  • fraudulences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • facts
  • verities
  • truisms
  • truths
  • substantiations
  • confirmations
  • verifications
  • honesties
  • validations
  • veracities
  • authentications
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