Associations to the word «Pretext»
Noun
- Bismarck
- Nazis
- Declaration
- Liberty
- Regime
- Aix
- Necessity
- Humiliation
- Suspicion
- Sanction
- Sultan
- Mussolini
- Protector
- Plea
- Caesar
- Cortes
- Achilles
- Boredom
- Conquest
- Clique
- Throne
- Viceroy
- Furnishing
- Irregularity
- Obedience
- Outburst
- Incident
- Visit
- Intrigue
- Envoy
- Yuan
- Propaganda
- Antony
- Occupying
- Slavery
- Falsehood
- Napoleon
- Favour
- Emperor
- Neighbour
- Negotiation
- Hatred
- Dominion
- Imprisonment
- Reproach
- Venetian
- Crusade
- Majesty
- Bohemia
- Spaniard
- Nationalist
- Wager
- Saigon
- Sparta
- Troop
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PRETEXT, noun. A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
PRETEXT, verb. To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
Dictionary definition
PRETEXT, noun. Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
PRETEXT, noun. An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.