Gossip and Lie

Gossip

Gossip noun - A person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others.

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Lie and gossip are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lie" instead the word "Gossip" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: gossiped, gossipy, gossiping

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Gossip and lie are semantically related in misinformation topic. Sometimes you can use "Gossip" instead the word "Lie" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: lied

old	old gossip	old lie
best	best gossip	best lie
standard	standard gossip	standard lie
nasty	nasty gossip	nasty lie
Other adjectives: small, huge, cruel, new, malicious, latest.

The gossip about the newcomers and what they did soon spreads, and by the end has turned into an outright lie stating that the gypies are violent murderers who recently robbed an entire retirement home and killed all inhabitants.

Source: Gossip Evolution
In a childish rage, she unwittingly implies to the head teacher, Grethe, that Lucas has sexually abused her.The lie begins to mutate and grow, with Klara's account quickly spread by gossip.

Source: Film / The Hunt
Subverted nicely in the Will Smith film Hitch, where the object of his affections took the word of a known Smug Snake, with every reason to lie, and proceeded to break up with Hitch without explanation, then trash him in her gossip column, before confronting him at a restaurant one night.

Source: You Know What You Did

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