outrageous lie

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• lie — lie1 [lī] vi. lay, lain, lying [ME lien < 2d & 3d pers. sing. of earlier liggen < OE licgan, to lie, akin to Ger liegen < IE base * legh , to lie, lay oneself down > L lectus & Gr lēchos, bed, lōchos, lair] 1. to be or put oneself in… …   English World dictionary

• outrageous — [out΄rā′jəs] adj. [OFr outrageus: see OUTRAGE & OUS] 1. having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong 2. exceeding all bounds of decency or reasonableness; very offensive or shocking 3. violent in action or disposition;… …   English World dictionary

• Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… …   Wikipedia

• lie — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, big fat (informal), great, monstrous ▪ He told a big fat lie! ▪ little ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• outrageous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. offensive, shocking. See disrepute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. offensive, shocking, flagrant, monstrous, atrocious, heinous, intolerable, appalling, extreme, excessive, inordinate, immoderate,… …   English dictionary for students

• outrageous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as ▪ She considered it absolutely outrageous that he should be promoted over her. ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 — 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 — 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

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