half-truth
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Prefix from English truth.
Origin
English
truth
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitruth English
- biotruth English
- countertruth English
- mistruth English
- nontruth English
- post-truth English
- semitruth English
- supertruth English
- tell-truth English
- true English
- truth English
- truthaphobia English
- truthbearer English
- truthen English
- truther English
- truthful English
- truthify English
- truthless English
- truthlike English
- truthly English
- truthmaker English
- truthmaking English
- truthness English
- truthology English
- truthseeker English
- truthsome English
- truthteller English
- truthtelling English
- truthward English
- truthwards English
- truthy English
- untruth English
- trouthe Middle English
- true
- truth
- truthy
- untruth
- truthen
- truthly
- truther
- truthful
- nontruth
- mistruth
- truthify
- biotruth
- truthness
- truthlike
- truthless
- semitruth
- truthward
- truthsome
- antitruth
- truthmaker
- truthology
- truthwards
- supertruth
- tell-truth
- post-truth
- truthmaking
- truthseeker
- truthbearer
- truthteller
- truthaphobia
- countertruth
- truthtelling