Definition of Subterfuge
Subterfuge
sub·ter·fuge
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(noun)
a strategy of achieving one's goal by deception or trickery, in order to escape/evade or conceal something;
e.g. Their questions were a subterfuge to distract her from their plan.
(noun)
the action of using deception and trickery in order to achieve one's goal;
e.g. The swindler had mastered the art of subterfuge and he could easily cheat anyone.
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