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half-truth
noun
Definition of
half-truth noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
half-truth
noun
a statement that gives only part of the truth, especially when it is intended to cheat somebody
The newspaper reports are a mixture of gossip, lies and half-truths.