Definition

1. Noun:
   • A false statement; a lie: A word or statement that is not true, often said with the intention to deceive or mislead.
   • An exaggeration; hyperbole: A statement that represents something as greater or more extreme than it is, not meant to be taken literally.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đó chỉ là một lời ngoa ngôn, đừng tin. (That's just a false statement, don't believe it.)
  • Anh ta thường dùng ngoa ngôn để làm câu chuyện thú vị hơn. (He often uses exaggeration to make the story more interesting.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and literary. It is often used in written critiques, analyses, or discussions about rhetoric, truthfulness, and ethics in speech.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói ngoa (v): to exaggerate; to speak falsely.
  • Đứa trẻ hay nói ngoa. (The child often exaggerates.)

Synonyms

• Falsehood: a statement that is not true.
• Fabrication: a statement invented or concocted.
• Exaggeration: a statement that makes something seem more than it is.

Related Idioms

• Ngoa ngôn vọng ngữ: This phrase intensifies the meaning, referring to blatant lies or wild, unfounded talk.
  • Bài báo đó đầy rẫy ngoa ngôn vọng ngữ. (That article is full of blatant lies and wild talk.)