ARRIÈRE-PENSÉE


Meaning of ARRIÈRE-PENSÉE in English

-ˌpäⁿˈsā noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Middle French arriere pensee, from arriere behind + pensee thought, from feminine of pensé, past par of penser to think — more at pensive

: an undisclosed thought or intention : mental reservation

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