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mendacity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | untruthfulness |
| Derivation | mendacious |
Examples of mendacity
mendacity
So far Mr Moreno has merely succeeded in drawing attention to his own mendacity.
From the economist.com
The problem was the mendacity used to trick the British people into allowing it.
From the economist.com
This time, however, Eagan's inaccuracies suggest mendacity more than ignorance.
From the bostonherald.com
At the core of the serious spy novel is the notion of duplicity and mendacity.
From the guardian.co.uk
In October, Koehler was openly scathing of the university's tendency to mendacity.
From the scoop.co.nz
Think James O'Keefe dressing like Superfly in his campaign of video mendacity.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Carter's sloppiness, or mendacity, shows up on nearly every page of the book.
From the tennessean.com
But no priesthood is immune to vanity, ambition, mendacity or love of Mammon.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The Republican stance on healthcare is a strange mix of muddle and mendacity.
From the latimes.com
- The tendency to be untruthful
- (mendacious) given to lying; "a mendacious child"
- Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. ...
- The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty; A lie, deceit or falsehood
- (mendacious) lying, untruthful or dishonest; false or untrue
- (Mendacious) A person or statement that deliberately conceals or misrepresentation the truth.
- (mendacious) telling lies, especially habitually; untruthful.
