men·dac·i·ty
noun/menˈdæsəti/
/menˈdæsəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of not telling the truth
撒谎；捏造；说瞎话 - politicians accused of hypocrisy and mendacity
政客被指责虚伪和撒谎
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin mendacitas, from mendax, mendac- ‘lying’, related to mendum ‘fault’. - politicians accused of hypocrisy and mendacity