half-truth

half-truth
/haf"troohth', hahf"-/, n., pl. half-truths /-troohdhz/.
1. a statement that is only partly true, esp. one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like.
2. a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth.
[1650-60]

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