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subterfuge - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'subterfuge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subterfuge [ n.]
- That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.

Meaning of 'subterfuge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subterfuge [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
Example in sentence:
  • he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge;
  • the holding company was just a blind

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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