pretext, n.
(pretexts)
freq. cnt. 1
(pretexts)
freq. cnt. 1
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pretext stalking-horse
an artful or simulated semblance
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
guise pretence pretense pretext
sample sentences
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
semantic pointers
hypernym