subterfuge
noun | /subterfuge/
the use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something
subterfuge
noun | /subterfuge/
Advanced WordsHARDthe use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something
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"They used clever subterfuge to gain entry to the meeting."
"His apology was a subterfuge designed to avoid answering the real question."
Mnemonic Trick
SUBTERFUGE = SUBTLE FUGUE → a subtle escape/trick; remember "fuge" as escape.
Etymology
From Latin subter (under) + fugere (to flee).
Originally meant 'an evasion' or 'escape' by trick.
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