nnoun.communicationa statement that deviates from or perverts the truthSynset:lie
Derivationally Related Form:lieprevaricate
Hypernyms:falsehood falsity untruth
Inherited Hypernyms:liefalsehoodstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fibjactitationstorytaletaradiddletarradiddlewalloperwhite liewhopper
Full Hyponyms:fairytalefibjactitationwhite liewhopper
nnoun.attributeintentionally vague or ambiguousSynset:equivocation evasiveness
Derivationally Related Form:evasiveequivocateprevaricate
Hypernyms:ambiguity equivocalness untruthfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:equivocationambiguityunclearnessincomprehensibilityqualityattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:equivocationuntruthfulnessdishonestyunrighteousnessimmoralityqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe deliberate act of deviating from the truthSynset:fabrication lying
Derivationally Related Form:fabricatelieprevaricate
Hypernyms:falsification misrepresentation
Inherited Hypernyms:lyingfalsificationwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fibbingpaltering