EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
distortion, twisting (of facts)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Ang kilos ng pagpilipit, pagpapalihis, o pag-iiba sa orihinal na anyo, kahulugan, o katotohanan ng isang bagay, salita, o pangyayari.
EN: distortion, twisting (of facts)
This is what happens when a story goes through five different Mariteses before it gets to you. The original "He has a cough" becomes "He has COVID, and he's going to the office!" It's the act of twisting the truth, like how politicians spin a bad report or how you try to explain your 'shopping' expenses to your parents.
🇵🇭 Ang pagbabaluktot sa katotohanan ay isang anyo ng pagsisinungaling.
🇺🇸 The distortion of truth is a form of lying.
🇵🇭 Hindi niya namalayan ang unti-unting pagbabaluktot ng kanyang mga prinsipyo.
🇺🇸 He did not notice the gradual twisting of his principles.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.