Pretext - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpriːtekst|
Brit.
|ˈpriːtekst|
noun
- something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (syn: stalking-horse)
- an artful or simulated semblance (syn: guise, pretence, pretense)
- an artful or simulated semblance (syn: guise, pretence, pretense)
Extra examples
She went back to her friend's house on the pretext that she had forgotten her purse.
It was a pretext to occupy more territory.
He would call for help at / on the slightest pretext.
Pretexting business he entered the shop of the armourer.
The incident provided the pretext for war.
Tom called at her apartment on the pretext of asking for a book.
He left immediately on the pretext that he had a train to catch.
He'll phone on some pretext or other.
The economic recession gave lawmakers a convenient pretext for passing the bill.
Word forms
noun
singular: pretext
plural: pretexts
singular: pretext
plural: pretexts
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