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Noun: subterfuge  'súb-tu(r),fyooj
  1. Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
    "he wasn't sick — it was just a subterfuge";
    - blind

Derived forms: subterfuges

Type of: deceit, deception, misrepresentation

Encyclopedia: Subterfuge