big lie

American  

noun

1. a false statement of outrageous magnitude employed as a propaganda measure in the belief that a lesser falsehood would not be credible.

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Etymology

Origin of big lie

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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big lie

"The Australian Dream… it's a big lie," Mr Dowswell says.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023

But the mere use of the phrase "big lie" is not enough to give rise to a true connotation, Singhal wrote.

From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2023

"In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility," Hitler wrote in "Mein Kampf," his 1925 autobiographical manifesto.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022

“But it wasn’t completely gratuitous because it pushed the Liza-Charles story along by bringing the big lie back up again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2021

Or something that makes me feel like my whole batball life has been a big lie?

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone