mendacity in Finnish

mendacity in Finnish is epärehellisyys, valheellisuus, petos — mendacity means the quality of not telling the truth.

epärehellisyys

noun

(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

valheellisuus

noun

(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

petos

noun

(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

valhe

noun

(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

vilppi

noun

(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

What does "mendacity" mean?

noun The quality of not telling the truth.
"And when presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway coined the phrase “alternative facts” a few days after Trump’s inauguration in early 2017, the mendacity of the incoming administration appeared to be all but official."
noun Something said that is not true; a lie.
"He would have you believe that every error we make is deliberate, that journalists have somehow ginned up a unified conspiracy of lies and mendacities against him."

And when presidential counsellor Kellyanne Conway coined the phrase “alternative facts” a few days after Trump’s inauguration in early 2017, the mendacity of the incoming administration appeared to be all but official.
A shifty or unreliable politician may hide their mendacity behind deceit, fabrication on confabulation, or by rehearsed counter-attack that simply ignores the questions but makes imputations against the other.
He would have you believe that every error we make is deliberate, that journalists have somehow ginned up a unified conspiracy of lies and mendacities against him.

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What is "mendacity" in Finnish?

"mendacity" in Finnish is epärehellisyys, valheellisuus, petos. mendacity means: The quality of not telling the truth.

Are there other ways to say "mendacity" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "mendacity": epärehellisyys, valheellisuus, petos, valhe, vilppi.

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