mendacity
noun
men·dac·i·ty
men-ˈda-sə-tē 
plural mendacities
1
: the quality or state of being mendacious
to blow the whistle on mendacity and hypocrisy—
Geoffrey Wolff
Geoffrey Wolff2
: lie
mendacities of the singer's manager
Synonyms
Examples of mendacity in a Sentence
highly fictionalized “memoirs” in which the facts were few and the mendacities many
you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever believe anything you say
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In practice, the regime has created a militarized republic of fear in which mediocrity is glorified and mendacity institutionalized.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023
Many critics are displaying a combination of ignorance and mendacity, often with a significant dollop of anti-Jewish conspiracy theory.
—David Bernstein, National Review, 3 May 2024
The image, it was soon discovered, had been edited; every pixel was then examined for manipulation and possible mendacity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Nonetheless, some level of mendacity is expected among informants working in a part of the world where misinformation is commonplace, forcing law enforcement officials to sift for germs of useful intelligence.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2023
Many critics are displaying a combination of ignorance and mendacity, often with a significant dollop of anti-Jewish conspiracy theory.
—David Bernstein, National Review, 3 May 2024
The image, it was soon discovered, had been edited; every pixel was then examined for manipulation and possible mendacity.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
Nonetheless, some level of mendacity is expected among informants working in a part of the world where misinformation is commonplace, forcing law enforcement officials to sift for germs of useful intelligence.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Mendacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mendacity. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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