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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: misrepresentation, deceit, deception
History
Etymology tree English half- Proto-Indo-European *drewH-der. Proto-Germanic *triwwiz Proto-Indo-European *-teh2der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *triwwiþō Old English trēowþ Middle English trouthe English truth English half-truth From half- + truth.
Across languages
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