trumped-up

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Adjective trumped-up has 1 sense

trumped-up - concocted with intent to deceive; "trumped-up charges"
Antonym: true (indirect, via false)

Verb trump-up has 1 sense

trump up, concoct - of charges
--₁ is one way to fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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Term: trumped-up

Definition:

adj. Clearly false or exaggerated; fraudulently invented.

Senses:

1. adj. Falsely or fraudulently devised in order to deceive or mislead.

2. adj. Exaggerated or overblown in significance, often used to describe charges or allegations.

Usages:

1. She was arrested on trumped-up charges of theft.

2. The defendant's lawyer argued that the evidence against his client was trumped-up.

3. The article contained a series of trumped-up claims about the politician's personal life.

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