half-truth
half-truth · half-truths
полуправда
Halbwahrheit
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete,…A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.
Halbwahrheit
полупра́вдаpoluprávda
More definitions
- a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Translations
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By meaning 1
A deceptive statement:
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By meaning 1
A deceptive statement:
Forms
plural: half-truthsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable