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Definition of half-truth in English: half-truthnoun A statement that conveys only part of the truth, especially one used deliberately in order to mislead someone. 半真半假的陈述，混有部分真话的欺骗性陈述 the nuclear industry has often resorted to half-truths and cover-ups Example sentencesExamples - But the whole thing was such a cynical mix of half-truths, untruths and twisted logic that it ended up besting me.
- In reality, this means it combines actual events, half-truths and outright fiction.
- How could it have avoided becoming just another part of the whole elaborate web of half-truths, misinformation and spin?
- As she cuts through layers of truths and half-truths, the author reveals a cycle of pain and longing that spans three generations of women.
- It's a struggle between the truth, the half-truth, and the downright lie; between the likely, through the merely possible, to the very far-fetched indeed.
- There is more than one way not to tell the truth: half-truths, omissions and deliberate ambiguities can be just as effective as crude lies if the mission is to mislead.
- So he may be forced to tell misleading half-truths about ‘Barbara's’ performance.
- If this does not happen, then the values and truths a writer seeks to convey remain half-truths and half lies.
- She has woven a web of lies, truths and half-truths.
- As we have come to suspect, it is partisan to the point of being littered with falsehoods, half-truths and unfair coloring of the events.
- So they've swallowed whole a bunch of half-truths and falsehoods and, quite literally, built a federal case out of it.
- No sooner had this farrago of half-truths and complete fiction been discredited then along came the second myth.
- Here's a primer on the issues that will help sort through the truths, half-truths, and exaggerations in the coming debate.
- Your crusade to unseat them by peddling exaggerations and half-truths lowers you to their level.
- If anyone is misleading the American public, it is you for presenting a series of half-truths as the whole truth.
- So why is it that our stories are riddled with half-truths and part-truths and secrets and lies?
- Stand-alone mothers have a habit of dominating their histories with dramatic inventions and embarrassing half-truths, so the truth was cloudy.
- The probe had to look into a plethora of truths, half-truths, hearsay, gossip and rumours, the minister said.
- Can't we at least, somewhere in the midst of deception, half-truths and outright lies, catch an honest break?
- They spin stories based off of half-truths and cater to spiteful impulses.
Synonyms lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie
Definition of half-truth in US English: half-truthnounˈhæf ˈˌtruθˈhaf ˈˌtro͞oTH A statement that conveys only part of the truth, especially one used deliberately in order to deceive someone. 半真半假的陈述，混有部分真话的欺骗性陈述 the nuclear industry has often resorted to half-truths and cover-ups Example sentencesExamples - If anyone is misleading the American public, it is you for presenting a series of half-truths as the whole truth.
- In reality, this means it combines actual events, half-truths and outright fiction.
- So why is it that our stories are riddled with half-truths and part-truths and secrets and lies?
- They spin stories based off of half-truths and cater to spiteful impulses.
- No sooner had this farrago of half-truths and complete fiction been discredited then along came the second myth.
- There is more than one way not to tell the truth: half-truths, omissions and deliberate ambiguities can be just as effective as crude lies if the mission is to mislead.
- But the whole thing was such a cynical mix of half-truths, untruths and twisted logic that it ended up besting me.
- The probe had to look into a plethora of truths, half-truths, hearsay, gossip and rumours, the minister said.
- If this does not happen, then the values and truths a writer seeks to convey remain half-truths and half lies.
- So he may be forced to tell misleading half-truths about ‘Barbara's’ performance.
- As we have come to suspect, it is partisan to the point of being littered with falsehoods, half-truths and unfair coloring of the events.
- As she cuts through layers of truths and half-truths, the author reveals a cycle of pain and longing that spans three generations of women.
- So they've swallowed whole a bunch of half-truths and falsehoods and, quite literally, built a federal case out of it.
- It's a struggle between the truth, the half-truth, and the downright lie; between the likely, through the merely possible, to the very far-fetched indeed.
- Can't we at least, somewhere in the midst of deception, half-truths and outright lies, catch an honest break?
- Your crusade to unseat them by peddling exaggerations and half-truths lowers you to their level.
- She has woven a web of lies, truths and half-truths.
- Here's a primer on the issues that will help sort through the truths, half-truths, and exaggerations in the coming debate.
- Stand-alone mothers have a habit of dominating their histories with dramatic inventions and embarrassing half-truths, so the truth was cloudy.
- How could it have avoided becoming just another part of the whole elaborate web of half-truths, misinformation and spin?
Synonyms lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie
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