mendacity
noun /menˈdæsəti/
/menˈdæsəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of not telling the truth
synonym lying撒谎;捏造;说瞎话 - politicians accused of hypocrisy and mendacity
被指责虚伪和撒谎的政客
词源mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin mendacitas, from mendax, mendac- ‘lying’, related to mendum ‘fault’. - politicians accused of hypocrisy and mendacity