Pagkabulaan (en. Lie)

/pag.kabu.la.an/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The act of lying or being untrue.

The lies in his statements quickly surfaced.

Ang pagkabulaan ng kanyang mga pahayag ay mabilis na nahayag.

It also refers to false information that is given or spread.

The misinformation in the news caused confusion among people.

Ang pagkabulaan sa balita ay nagdala ng kalituhan sa mga tao.

Lying can harm a person's reputation.

The lies that circulated about him caused significant trouble.

Ang pagkabulaan na kumalat tungkol sa kanya ay nagdulot ng malaking suliranin.

From the root word 'bulaan' meaning lie.

lie about the truth

the distortion or denial of real events

pagkabulaan ng katotohanan

liar

A noun referring to someone who tells lies or a person who is prone to invent falsehoods.

bulaan

deception

The act of deceiving or providing false information.

panlilinlang

total nonsense or lies

What you're saying is outrageous, that's all just lies!

Grabe naman 'yang sinasabi mo, puro pagkabulaan yan!

not true or baseless

Your lies about him have no basis at all.

Wala namang basehan 'yang mga pagkabulaan mo tungkol sa kanya.

drama or show that is not real

What they're showing on TV looks like just a made-up story.

Parang pagkabulaan lang 'yang pinapakita nila sa TV.