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Half-truth   /hæf-truθ/   Listen
Half-truth

noun
1.
A partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead.





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"Half-truth" Quotes from Famous Books



... the kind elder sister, the author of 'Shirley.' But there are some who will never love either type or portrait. Sydney Dobell spoke a bitter half-truth when, ignorant of Shirley's real identity, he declared: "We have only to imagine Shirley Keeldar poor to imagine her repulsive." The silenced pride, the thwarted generosity, the unspoken power, the contained passion of such a nature ...
— Emily Bront • A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
... it understood, as is the way of youth. The world was given to understand that in her seductive heroines she really drew her own portrait. This same world lived long in blissful ignorance that what was stated to be a fact was only the very small portion of a half-truth. For years this famous lady refused to have her photo published. She even went so far as to tell the world so in every "interview" which journalists obtained from her—either regarding her views on "How best to obtain an extra ...
— Over the Fireside with Silent Friends • Richard King


Words linked to "Half-truth" :   deception, deceit, misrepresentation


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