subterfuge

sub·ter·fuge  (sbtr-fyj)

n.

A deceptive stratagem or device: "the paltry subterfuge of an anonymous signature" (Robert Smith Surtees).

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[French, from Old French suterfuge, from Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere, to escape : subter, secretly, beneath; see upo in Indo-European roots + fugere, to flee.]

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subterfuge

Noun

a trick or deception used to achieve an objective [Latin subterfugere to escape by stealth]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

subterfuge - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind" blind deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

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subterfuge

noun trick, dodge, ploy, shift, manoeuvre, deception, evasion, pretence, pretext, ruse, artifice, duplicity, stratagem, deviousness, machination

Translations

subterfuge [ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ] n → subterfugio

subterfuge [ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ] n → subterfuge m

subterfuge [ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ] n → Tricks pl;

(trickery) → Täuschung f

subterfuge [ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ] n → sotterfugio