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mendacity in Norwegian

mendacity in Norwegian is uærlighet, falskhet — mendacity means the quality of not telling the truth.

mendacity in Norwegian

uærlighet
noun
(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
falskhet
noun
(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

What does "mendacity" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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."
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mendacity in a sentence

  • 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 Norwegian?
"mendacity" in Norwegian is uærlighet, falskhet. mendacity means: The quality of not telling the truth.
Are there other ways to say "mendacity" in Norwegian?
Yes — Norwegian has 2 translations listed for "mendacity": uærlighet, falskhet.
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