Audio English.net » Dictionary » P » Pressure Cooker ... Prevail

PRETEXT

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does pretext mean?

• PRETEXT (noun)
The noun PRETEXT has 2 senses:

1. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
2. an artful or simulated semblance

Familiarity information: PRETEXT used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PRETEXT (noun)

Sense 1

pretext ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pretext; stalking-horse

Hypernyms ("pretext" is a kind of...):

dissembling; feigning; pretence; pretense (pretending with intention to deceive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pretext"):

putoff (a pretext for delay or inaction)

Sense 2

pretext ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An artful or simulated semblance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

guise; pretence; pretext; pretense

Context example:

under the guise of friendship he betrayed them

Hypernyms ("pretext" is a kind of...):

color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Little by little and bit by bit." (English proverb)

"Poor is the man who does not think of the old age." (Albanian proverb)

"The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion." (Arabic proverb)

"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)

PRETEXT: related words searches

» putoff definition
» Meaning of feigning
» What does colour mean?
» dissembling definition
» semblance meaning

Page delivered in 0.0401 seconds