wordfact

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noun

A supposed fact that is published by way of propaganda, so that readers assume it to be true.

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Meanings

nounwordfact (plural wordfacts)

plural wordfacts

  1. A supposed fact that is published by way of propaganda, so that readers assume it to be true.

Origin

From word + fact, coined by John Kenneth Galbraith.

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Cite this entry
APA

wordfact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordfact

MLA

“wordfact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordfact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordfact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordfact.

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