subterfuge[noun]Synonyms: trick, deception, dodge, manoeuvre, ploy, ruse, stratagem
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧ter‧fuge /ˈsʌbtəfjuːdʒ $ -ər-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere 'to escape', from subter- 'secretly' + fugere 'to run away']
formal a secret trick or slightly dishonest way of doing something, or the use of this
by subterfuge
Sereni was lured to Moscow by subterfuge. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲