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subterfuge

sub·ter·fuge

UK/ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/ US/ˈsʌbtɜrˌfjudʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

  • “he wasn”
  • “;”
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Origin

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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