subterfuge.
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Meaning & usage
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident.
Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge m, from Medieval Latin subterfugium n, from Latin subterfugiō (“to flee secretly”), from subter (“under”) and fugiō (“to flee”).
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