en lying

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

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Synonyms

  • ca butllofa (n, act) ➜
  • ca mentida (n, act) ➜
  • en fabrication (n, act) ➜
  • en mendacious (a) ➜
  • en prevarication (n, act) ➜
  • es mentira (n, act) ➜
  • eu gezur (n, act) ➜
  • fa حرف دو پهلو (n, act) ➜
  • fa دروغگویی (n, act) ➜
  • fi valehtelu (n, act) ➜
  • fi välttely (n, act) ➜
  • fi vääristäminen (n, act) ➜
  • fr fabrication (n, act) ➜
  • he בִּלּוּף (n, act) ➜
  • he שִׁקּוּר (n, act) ➜
  • id dongeng (n, act) ➜
  • id pembohongan (n, act) ➜
  • id pendustaan (n, act) ➜
  • id rekaan (n, act) ➜
  • ja 作り事 (n, act) ➜
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Effects of lying

  • en guilt ➜
  • en being fired ➜
  • en distrust ➜
  • en being found out ➜
  • en feeling guilty ➜
  • en hurt feelings ➜
  • en problems ➜
  • en trouble ➜
  • en betrayal of trust ➜
  • en a broken heart ➜
  • en to be caught, sometimes ➜
  • en causing misunderstanding ➜
  • en causing others to distrust you ➜
  • en confusion ➜
  • en contradicting stories ➜
  • en cover ups ➜
  • en deceived ➜
  • en deceiving a person ➜
  • en deception ➜
  • en difficult to judge at the time ➜
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lying is used for…

  • en deceiving somebody ➜
  • en cheating ➜
  • en cowards ➜
  • en deceit ➜
  • en deception ➜
  • en hiding the truth ➜
  • en manipulating ➜
  • en achieving one's goals ➜
  • en averting ➜
  • en avoiding responsibility ➜
  • en avoiding the truth ➜
  • en Being kind to somebody ➜
  • en cheaters ➜
  • en cheats ➜
  • en Concealing the truth ➜
  • en confusion and mystery ➜
  • en Deceipt ➜
  • en deceiving people ➜
  • en decieving someone ➜
  • en evading consequences ➜
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lying is a subevent of…

  • en you feel guilty ➜
  • en avoid eye contact ➜
  • en blush ➜
  • en avert your eyes ➜
  • en avoiding eye contact ➜
  • en blink your eyes ➜
  • en dishonesty ➜
  • en a dog bites you ➜
  • en the dog will know ➜
  • en fall asleeo ➜
  • en fall asleep ➜
  • en fool yourself ➜
  • en you get caught ➜
  • en getting caught ➜
  • en you might start feeling guilty ➜
  • en miniscule hesitations in the voice ➜
  • en a nervous twitch ➜
  • en not make eye contact ➜
  • en panic ➜
  • en plot someone's doom ➜
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Related terms

  • sh lažljiv (a) ➜
  • sh ležećke (r) ➜
  • en bed ➜
  • en rest ➜
  • ae 𐬛𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (a) ➜
  • ang geset (n) ➜
  • ang leassagol (a) ➜
  • ang leger (n) ➜
  • ar بهتان (n) ➜
  • ar ك ذ ب ➜
  • ar كذب (n) ➜
  • ar كذب (v) ➜
  • ar مرهم (n) ➜
  • ca mentider (a) ➜
  • ceb bay ad (a) ➜
  • ceb buy od (a) ➜
  • cs prolhaný (a) ➜
  • de gegenüberliegend (a) ➜
  • de liegenbleiben (v) ➜
  • de liegend (a) ➜
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lying requires…

  • en deceit ➜
  • en you to be deceitful ➜
  • en imagination ➜
  • en knowing the truth ➜
  • en dishonesty ➜
  • en good acting skills ➜
  • en a hard face ➜
  • en not telling the truth ➜
  • en a plan ➜
  • en a poker face ➜
  • en truth ➜
  • en a willingness to be dishonest ➜

lying is a type of…

  • en falsification (n, act) ➜
  • en a bad action ➜
  • en saying something ➜
  • en a vice for some ➜
  • en communicating (n) ➜
  • en informing (n) ➜
  • en intelligent agent activity (n) ➜
  • en pretending (n) ➜
  • en trying to lie (n) ➜
  • en changing posture (n) ➜

Derived terms

  • en downlying ➜
  • en high lying ➜
  • en inlying ➜
  • en low lying ➜
  • en lyingly ➜
  • en nonlying ➜
  • en overlying ➜
  • en testilying ➜
  • en unlying ➜
  • en uplying ➜

Subevents of lying

  • en committing perjury ➜
  • en getting away with a crime ➜
  • en getting a divorce ➜
  • en pretending ➜

Types of lying

  • en fibbing (n, act) ➜
  • en low lying (a) ➜
  • en romancing (n) ➜

lying is capable of…

  • en anger a friend ➜
  • en cost you your job ➜
  • en lead to problems ➜
  • en paint you in a corner ➜

Antonyms

  • en truthful ➜
  • en truthful (a) ➜
  • en honest ➜
  • en honesty ➜

Word forms

  • en lieing (v) ➜
  • en lyings (n) ➜

Things that require lying

  • en committing perjury ➜
  • en pleasing your parents ➜

Things used for lying

  • en pretending ➜
  • en telling a story ➜

Root words

  • en lie ➜
  • en lie ➜

Distinct terms

  • en honest ➜
  • en truth ➜

Things capable of lying

  • en "Trying" ➜

Causes of lying

  • en pretending ➜

Things whose first step is lying

  • en commit perjury ➜

Location of lying

  • en the White House ➜

lying makes you want…

  • en discover the truth ➜

lying is defined as…

  • en process of telling lies ➜

Properties of lying

  • en immoral ➜

lying is part of…

  • en slander ➜

Etymologically related

  • en lie ➜

Links to other resources

  • sw.opencyc.org /2012/05/10/concept/en/Lying
  • sw.opencyc.org /2012/05/10/concept/en/Lying_Physical
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 100753287-n
  • en.wiktionary.org lying
  • fr.wiktionary.org lying
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