trumped-up

See also: trumped up

English

Etymology

From the past participle form of the phrasal verb trump up.

Adjective

trumped-up (comparative more trumped-up, superlative most trumped-up)

Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured.
These trumped-up charges are unfair to the defendant.

Translations

falsely manufactured

Chinese:
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Finnish: tekaistu (fi)
German: erdichtet (de), ausgedacht (de), erfunden (de)

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