lying
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
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- He faced the consequences of lying to his boss about his absence.
- lying and stealing
- lying and cheating
I think that not lying is your best bet.
- I think that not lying is your best bet.
- He has no qualms about lying, signing shit that says he's lying.
- The better technology always wins and lying always loses.
- Human beings don't do well with lying, cheating and betrayal.
- And this means lying about facts if you need to.
- And remember, they are much better at lying than the rest of us.
- But not all lying is OK What's wrong with lying?
- People apologizing for stealing, infidelity, lying, and even murder.
- They're really good at lying and they keep their lies straight.
- Not a good lie, very poor lying, but moving toward us.
- Before I tell you about not lying, I must first admit.
- And boy, in the the lying comes into play there.
Examples
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That's a really interesting set of values, where lying is worse than abuse and murder.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lying is a problem.
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Will the Prime Minister support a Lying in Politics Bill?
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And this means lying about facts if you need to.
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I mean, there's so much lying going on.
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There have been numerous reports of fraud, cheating, lying, and stealing over the years.
Academic text (1993) -
All the same, he couldn't believe that lying came so easily to her.
Fiction book (1994) -
My expertise at the language game of lying went up; my feed bill at Agway went down.
Fiction book (1992) -
Michael Flynn says he didn't know lying to the FBI is a crime.
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Human beings don't do well with lying, cheating and betrayal.
Synonyms
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2.7
A false statement told to trick someone
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
46
4.3
A statement that is not true
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6.5
A false story made to trick people
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7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
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5.5
A false statement
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7.7
To make a document or record false on purpose by changing its information
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9.9
To avoid telling the truth by being vague or misleading
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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6.5
Trying to make other people believe something that is not true
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5.8
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
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7.0
Saying things that are not true on purpose
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4.4
Telling a small lie about something unimportant
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7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
To make false information, for example in documents or results, to trick people
The quality of making people believe something that is not true
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lying comes from an old English word lie that meant 'to tell a false story', and it is the same root as liar. So lying today means the act of 'not telling the truth'.