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- [haf, hahf trooth]
- /hæf, hɑf truθ/
- /hɑːf truːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [haf, hahf trooth]
- /hæf, hɑf truθ/
Definitions of half-truth word
- noun plural half-truth a statement that is only partly true, especially one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like. 1
- noun plural half-truth a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth. 1
- noun half-truth partial lie 1
- countable noun half-truth If you describe statements as half-truths, you mean that they are only partly based on fact and are intended or likely to deceive people. 0
- noun half-truth a partially true statement intended to mislead 0
- noun half-truth a statement or account containing only some of the facts, the rest often being left out so as to deceive 0
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Origin of half-truth
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
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Parts of speech for Half-truth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
half-truth popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for half-truth
noun half-truth
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- law — software law
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
Antonyms for half-truth
noun half-truth
- detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
- specific — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
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