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unreliable narrator

American  
[uhn-ri-lahy-uh-buhl nar-ay-ter] / ˌʌn rɪˈlaɪ ə bəl ˈnær eɪ tər /

noun

  • unreliable narrators
    plural
  1. a narrator, especially in a work of fiction, whose version of events cannot be completely trusted.


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His second day of testimony in federal court in Oakland, California grew testy at times, as OpenAI's lawyers sought to portray the Tesla tycoon as an unreliable narrator of the company's history.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

The psychologist was asked by the panel if Norris was an unreliable narrator because of poor memory or due to "deliberate rewriting of history".

From BBC Oct. 8, 2025

Right away, Cave is positioning Nancy as a potentially unreliable narrator instead of letting the audience figure that out for themselves, a realization that wouldn’t be difficult, given how quickly Nancy unravels.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

Season two begins with Daniel viewing Louis as an unreliable narrator because his details from the two interviews don’t match.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2024

Are you familiar with the phrase unreliable narrator?

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

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