subterfuge
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/
subterfuge
- (countable) 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.
- (uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
- German: Täuschung
- Russian: обма́н
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