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canard

/kæˈnɑːd/noun

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अफ़वाह, झूठी खबर, मनगढ़ंत बात

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a false report or piece of news that is spread deliberately

    अफ़वाह, झूठी खबर, मनगढ़ंत बात

    • The story about the minister's resignation turned out to be a canard.
    • an old canard about the company

    Synonyms rumour hoax falsehood fabrication lie

    Opposite truth fact

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

rumour hoax falsehood fabrication lie

Antonyms

truth fact

⌂Word origin and word building

From French canard, meaning 'duck'.

यह French शब्द canard से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'बत्तख' है।