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    Mencía (en. Mencia)

    /menˈθia/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Falsehood or deceit told with the intention to deceive.
    The lie he told about his life was not believable.
    La mencía que contó sobre su vida no era creíble.
    A habitual practice of lying.
    His constant lying led him to lose the trust of his friends.
    Su mencía constante lo llevó a perder la confianza de sus amigos.
    A tactic used to distort the truth.
    The lie in his speech cost him many followers.
    La mencía en su discurso le costó muchos seguidores.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'mens', meaning mind, combined with the root of deception.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to tell lies
    To tell lies or exaggerate.
    contar mencías
    to live in a lie
    To accept living in a state of deception or falseness.
    vivir en la mencía
    to not believe in the lie
    To reject information that is known to be false.
    no creer en la mencía

    Related Words

    falsehood
    A false assertion presented as true.
    mentira
    deception
    The act of deceiving someone.
    engaño
    falsehood
    The quality of being false.
    falsedad

    Slang Meanings

    An obvious or grotesque deception.
    That story is a big lie, nobody believes it.
    Esa historia es una mencía de las grandes, nadie se lo cree.
    To speak without foundation or convince someone of something without evidence.
    In that meeting, there were only lies and misinformation.
    En esa reunión solo hubo mencías y desinformación.