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liar's dividend

liar's dividend noun: the benefit received by those spreading false information, whereby it becomes unclear what is true and what is not.

Noun

liar's dividend (plural liar's dividends)

  1. The benefit received by those spreading false information, whereby it becomes unclear what is true and what is not.
  2. The benefit received by legitimizing debate about a lie by repeating it.

Forms of liar's dividend

pluralliar's dividends

Questions about liar's dividend

What does liar's dividend mean?
Liar's dividend means the benefit received by those spreading false information, whereby it becomes unclear what is true and what is not.
What part of speech is liar's dividend?
Liar's dividend is a noun.
What is the plural of liar's dividend?
The plural of liar's dividend is liar's dividends.

Words near liar's dividend in the dictionary

  1. liar loan
  2. liar loans
  3. liar paradox
  4. liar paradoxes
  5. liar's dice
  6. liar's dividend
  7. liar's mortgage
  8. liar's paradox
  9. liar's poker
  10. liard
  11. liards

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