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pretext

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Noun

an artful or simulated semblance
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

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Synonyms:
guise pretense pretence stalking-horse

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "pretext":
pretext protest protist predict protect
Words contain "pretext" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
putoff pretext

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