Definition of subterfuge Subterfuge

/sʌˈbtɚfjuˌʤ/ - [subterfyuj] - sub•ter•fuge

We found 7 definitions of subterfuge from 6 different sources.

What does subterfuge mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: subterfuges

subterfuge - something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

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Wiktionary

subterfuge (Noun)
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and politics.
subterfuge (Noun)
Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

subterfuge (n.)
That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

subterfuge
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

subterfuge
sub′tėr-fūj, n. that to which one resorts for escape or concealment: an artifice to escape censure or the force of an argument: evasion. [Fr.,—L. subterfugĕre—subter, under, fugĕre, to flee.]