- big lie
- noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B&L Date: 1946 a deliberate gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic
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big lie — big′ lie′ n. gov a false statement of outrageous magnitude used as a propaganda measure • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
big lie — or the n. 1. a gross falsification or misrepresentation of the facts, with constant repetition and embellishment to lend credibility 2. the propaganda technique, as in politics, of using this device … English World dictionary
Big Lie — The Big Lie is a propaganda technique. It was defined by Adolf Hitler in his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf as a lie so colossal that no one would believe that someone could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously .Use of the… … Wikipedia
big lie — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B&L Etymology: translation of German grosse lüge : untruth on a large scale consciously used as a propaganda technique on the assumption that it is more likely to compel belief than untruth on a modest scale * *… … Useful english dictionary
big lie, the — {n.}, {informal} A major, deliberate misrepresentation of some important issue made on the assumption that a bold, gross lie is psychologically more believable than a timid, minor one. * /We all heard the big lie during the Watergate months./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
big lie, the — {n.}, {informal} A major, deliberate misrepresentation of some important issue made on the assumption that a bold, gross lie is psychologically more believable than a timid, minor one. * /We all heard the big lie during the Watergate months./ *… … Dictionary of American idioms
big\ lie,\ the — noun informal A major, deliberate misrepresentation of some important issue made on the assumption that a bold, gross lie is psychologically more believable than a timid, minor one. We all heard the big lie during the Watergate months. The… … Словарь американских идиом
big lie — a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
9/11: The Big Lie — L Effroyable imposture [Thierry Meyssan, L Effroyable imposture , 2002, ISBN 2 912362 44 X] (or The Horrifying Fraud ) is the original French title of a highly controversial 2002 book by French journalist and political activist Thierry Meyssan.… … Wikipedia
big — (adj.) c.1300, northern England dialect, powerful, strong, of obscure origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. Norwegian dial. bugge great man ). Old English used micel in many of the same senses. Meaning of great size is late 14c.; that… … Etymology dictionary
