Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tell the truth and shame the devil

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: tel-l the truth and shame the dev-il
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tell the truth for the sake of being honest and upright, even though doing so may not be to one's personal advantage.

Inflected Forms

tells the truth and shames the devil (present, singular) telling the truth and shaming the devil (participle, present) told the truth and shamed the devil (participle, past) told the truth and shamed the devil (past)

Questions

What does tell the truth and shame the devil mean?: To tell the truth for the sake of being honest and upright, even though doing so may not be to one's personal advantage.

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