Yes, while telling the truth, your motive for doing so may still be to denigrate him.
Denigrate means to:
* to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame. * to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage * to make black; blacken. So if you are blackening someone's name (even with the truth) you are still denigrating them.
(There is an old adage that says that if you cant say something good then you are probably best not saying anything at all !)
Tell him the truth
You just tell them the truth matter of factly.
To level with someone is to tell the truth, the whole truth, and give them the whole story, as to make them "level with you"
it is difficult to tell the truth sometimes cause someone is telling the truth you can get in trouble if you are making up new story
A unique superpower is the ability to tell if someone is telling the truth and if not, what the truth is.
someone can be honest if they think that they trust you enough to tell you something top secret, a truth, etc. someone can be honest if they think that they trust you enough to tell you something top secret, a truth, etc.
tell them the truth.
Tell them the truth
It never pays to tell the truth!! Take this from someone who always tells the truth!! When you lie you might actually get away with it, you never get away with telling the truth, you just get in more trouble.
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Tell them the truth.
She may feel that she cannot tell the truth in court because she is protecting someone. She may also be scared that others will be mad at her for telling the truth.