big lie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big lahy]
- /bɪg laɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big lahy]
- /bɪg laɪ/

Definitions of big lie words

noun big lie a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible. 1
noun big lie fraud 1
noun big lie propaganda 1
noun big lie (often politics or public policy, often preceded by the) The policy or practice of insistently making a false claim which is so emphatic and grandiose that listeners and readers will reckon that the claim must be true because no one would dare to fabricate something so forceful and extravagant; a false claim produced by the application of this policy or practice. 0

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Origin of big lie

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Big lie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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big lie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for big lie

noun big lie

whopper — WarGames

Just one Synonym for big lie