SUBTERFUGE


Meaning of SUBTERFUGE in English

ˈsəbtə(r)ˌfyüj noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere to run away secretly, from subter- (from subter, adverb & preposition, secretly, under) + fugere to run away; akin to Latin sub, preposition, under, below, up — more at up , fugitive

1.

a. : deception by artifice or stratagem to conceal, escape, avoid, or evade

employing subterfuge to get her own way

b. : a deceptive device or stratagem

malingering or some other subterfuge is resorted to in order to save face — H.G.Armstrong

2. obsolete : a place of retreat or concealment : refuge

Synonyms: see deception

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