subterfuge

Meaning

Noun

An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge, from Medieval Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugiō ("I flee secretly"), from subter and fugiō.

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