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mendacity in Portuguese

mendacity in Portuguese is falsidade, mendacidade — mendacity means the quality of not telling the truth.

mendacity in Portuguese

falsidade
noun
mendacidade
noun

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