SUBTERFUGE


Meaning of SUBTERFUGE in English

/ ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ; NAmE -tərf-/ noun

[ U , C ] ( formal ) a secret, usually dishonest, way of behaving

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from French , or from late Latin subterfugium , from Latin subterfugere escape secretly, from subter- beneath + fugere flee.

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