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mental reservation

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mental reservation
n
a tacit withholding of full assent or an unexpressed qualification made when one is taking an oath, making a statement, etc.
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Noun1.mental reservation - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
arriere pensee, reservation
doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
Translations
mental reservation
n → (stille) Bedenken pl, → Vorbehalte pl


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Fyne with an air, however, of making some mental reservation which I did not pause to investigate.
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, with- out suspicion, without a thought for herself.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Mental reservations and artful mysteries grew out of these things.
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