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'''half-truth'''  ''noun''
'''half-truth'''  ''noun''
# A half-lie
# A half-lie
# A statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of tbe [[fact]]s necessary for a full description or account.
# A statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of the [[fact]]s necessary for a full description or account.
# A proposition or statement only partly [[truth|true]], or which conveys only part of tbe [[truth]].
# A proposition or statement only partly [[truth|true]], or which conveys only part of the [[truth]].
# A partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead.
# A partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead.


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Latest revision as of 21:26, 24 February 2023

half-truth noun

  1. A half-lie
  2. A statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of the facts necessary for a full description or account.
  3. A proposition or statement only partly true, or which conveys only part of the truth.
  4. A partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead.