half-truth
21
6.7
- noun
- /ˈhæf truːθ/
- Thus, to many Mexican Americans, the sense of accomplishment and/or advancement is only a half-truth.
- half-truths at best
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeConstructing a difficult balance of truths, half truths and silences.
- Constructing a difficult balance of truths, half truths and silences.
- When you conflate those two things, you're telling a half truth.
- But again, it's a half truth because he's not taking into consideration the facts behind us.
- The shadowy half truths and half lies we find to be essential to sustain a narcissistic relationship.
- So there's no misconstrued, not so much misconstrued, but half truth.
- Therefore it's it's true, but it's a half truth.
- If if in telling your story you become dishonest or are telling half truths, then maybe your argument is not as strong as you think it is.
Examples
-
The media coverage of the gas has been so unfair, so full of half-truths.
-
But they are half-truths at best, and very often a half-truth is more dangerous than a total lie.
Academic text (1993) -
But it's hard to take things on trust from people speaking half-truths.
-
You only see what you want to see and use half-truths and lies to prove your point.
Blog text (5) -
I'm not going to sit here and listen to half-truths.
-
"We don't need the money," Kevin said, but he knew it was a half-truth.
Fiction book (1996) -
The educational problem with the belief that music bypasses the mind is that it contains a half-truth.
Academic text (2000) -
Whether it's corporations, advertisers, or everyday people, lying or half-truths have gone from taboo to normal.
Blog text (3) -
I want to see the faces of those of you... who would eliminate the possibility of greatness in American leadership... because of half-truths, lies and innuendoes.
-
Politicians often use half-truths to manipulate public opinion during campaigns.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
44
4.3
A statement that is not true
43
5.8
A report or statement that gives a false picture of the truth
27
7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
16
5.5
A false statement
6
7.9
A statement or idea that is not true
4
9.3
Language that hides the truth by using vague or confusing words
3
9.9
To avoid telling the truth by being vague or misleading
1
8.6
Not telling the whole truth to hide facts or avoid blame
A statement that sounds believable but may not be real
Antonyms
How True
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word half-truth is made from half 'part' and truth 'real fact'. It means something that is only partly true because important details are left out, so it can mislead people.