subterfuge

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noun

Plural noun:

subterfuges

1.
(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.
2.
(uncountable)Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

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ine upóine-pro Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge, from subterfugium, from Latin subterfugiō (to flee secretly), from subter (under) and fugiō (to flee).