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HALF-TRUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does half-truth mean?
• HALF-TRUTH (noun)
The noun HALF-TRUTH has 1 sense:
1. a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Familiarity information: HALF-TRUTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("half-truth" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
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