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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Lying, All articles lacking reliable references, Deception
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lie  prevarication  white lie  emergency lie  untruth
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A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth WordNet 3.0
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A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone. Wikipedia
Type of deception, an untruth or not telling the truth. Wikipedia Disambiguation
An untruthful statement Wikipedia Disambiguation
Intentionally false statement to a person or group made by another person or group who knows it is not wholly the truth Wikidata
A lie that is told in an emergency situation in order to spare someone or to prevent something bad from happening. OmegaWiki
A false statement made with the intention to deceive. OmegaWiki
A lie that is told to avoid offense and to maintain harmony. OmegaWiki
A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth. Wiktionary
A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it. Wiktionary