HyperDic: subterfuge

English > 1 sense of the word subterfuge:
NOUNcommunicationsubterfuge, blindsomething intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
subterfuge > pronunciation
Soundssah'bterfyuw.jh
Rhymescentrifuge ... stooge: 8 rhymes with uwjh...
English > subterfuge: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningSomething intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity.
Example"he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
Synonymblind
Broadermisrepresentation, deceit, deceptionA misleading falsehood
Spanishcallejuela, demora, efugio, rodeo, socapa, subterfugio, tapujo
Catalanescapatòria, sortida, subterfugi

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