HALF-TRUTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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