mendacità — meaning in English

English meaning

• deceit noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
• mendacity noun The quality of not telling the truth.

Senses

mendacità is used for these senses in English:

• deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
• mendacity (uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
• mendacity (countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

deceit — full definition

1. noun The act of deliberately misleading someone; a trick or lie meant to fool someone.
2. noun In law, a false statement made knowingly or recklessly to trick someone into relying on it, causing them harm.

mendacity — full definition

1. noun The quality of not telling the truth.
2. noun Something said that is not true; a lie.

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