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[つく()··ばなし()]
tsukuribanashi
noun

English Meaning(s) for 作り話

noun
  1. fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

Definition and Synonyms for 作り話

Lying the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Synonyms: 作り事, 作り話, 偽り, 偽る, 偽言, , 捏造, 空言, 虚偽, 虚言, 贋造
Fictionalisation writing in a fictional form
Synonyms: 作り事, 作り話, 偽り, 偽る, 捏造, 贋造
Cock-And-Bull Story an interesting but highly implausible story
Synonyms: 作り話
Fiction a deliberately false or improbable account
Synonyms: 作り事, 作り話
Cock-And-Bull Story often told as an excuse
Synonyms: 作り話

Meanings for each kanji in 作り話

» make; production; prepare; build
» tale; talk

Categories 作り話 is a member of

Misrepresentation a willful perversion of facts
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Authorship the act of creating written works
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Tale a trivial lie
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Falsity a false statement
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 作り話

Sample Sentences for 作り話

The story of the lost prince was a fiction.
My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.
I concocted an excuse for missing the party.
Paul's success was a myth.
That's just a yarn.

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