Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A statement, especially one intended to deceive, that omits some of the facts necessary for a full description or account.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A proposition or statement only partly true, or which conveys only part of the truth.
Wiktionary
- n. 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. a statement only partially true, or which gives only a part of the truth.
- n. a partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
Etymologies
- half- + truth (Wiktionary)
Examples
“In fact, we should get rid of the normal understanding/reasonable person test in all contexts, and permit half-truth frauds on consumers and voters everywhere!”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Exonerated” Former Death Row Inmate Reconvicted
“Ehrlich accused O'Malley of using a half-truth to attack the former administration's record.”
The Washington Post: First Click, MarylandThe facts behind the debate's DNA claims
““Why would one ever choose to tell the whole truth when a half-truth is so much more creative?””
“Just as equating yoga with only asana is a half-truth more like a 1/8th-truth, so too is ignoring the spiritual, metaphysical Truths upon which yoga rests.”
The Huffington Post: Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: Yoga Won't Wreck Your Body But May Make You More Hindu
“One of the reasons I am writing this book," she avers, "is that I came to feel, especially as I saw the real, not-for-prime-time struggles of much older friends, that I was presenting a half-truth that amounted to a lie.”
“The truth, a half-truth, or a lie could be employed, whichever served best in the circumstances.”
“Can't wait to see these fear mongering, half-truth ads on TV.”
“Again, more spin and half-truth from the Party of Satan - the NeoCons.”
“And, by the way, a half-truth counts as a lie. joe m”
“Stagliano: It seems like a half-truth when people say I don't have any regrets.”
Bachelor Pad Winner Michael Calls Holly's Engagement Reveal Terrible
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘half-truth’.
-
This is not a list
you know that thing where the Eskimos have 50 words for snow?
little white lie, big lie, the Big Lie, economical with t..., muddy the waters, fabrication, deception, lies, damned lies..., façade, slander, omission, web of lies and 159 more...
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
-
hyphenated halfs
are a lot of these halfs half-thought-out?
half-cocked, half-breed, half-bath, half-assed, half-a-buck, half-baked, half-dead, half-asleep, half-back, half-clothed, half-done, half-dozen and 74 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for half-truth.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.