Definitions for half-truth
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
half′-truth`(n.)(pl.)-truths.
a statement that is only partly true, esp. one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of half-truth:
1650–60
Princeton's WordNet
half-truth(noun)
a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Wiktionary
half-truth(Noun)
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, (misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth), or alters the time sequence of truths.
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