mendacious

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Pronunciation

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/(men-DAY-shus)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

虚假的；说谎的

Definition

Not telling the truth; lying habitually.

Word family

  • mendacity/mɛnˈdæsɪti/(n)虚假/谎话
  • mendaciously/mɛnˈdeɪʃəsli/(adv)虚假地

Collocations

  • mendacious claim
  • mendacious politician
  • mendacious account
  • mendacious statement

Examples

  1. 1.The investigation revealed a pattern of mendacious reporting by the company. (deliberately false)
  2. 2.His mendacious account of events was quickly contradicted by video evidence. (lying)

Synonyms

  • deceitful/dɪˈsiːtfʊl/— misleading intentionally
  • dishonest/dɪsˈɒnɪst/— not truthful
  • duplicitous/djuːˈplɪsɪtəs/— double-dealing

Etymology

from Latin "mendax" = lying, false — given to falsehood