subterfuge
Translation
subterfuge, deceit, trickery
Examples
He used subterfuge to get the secret information.
He used subterfuge to get the secret information.
Grammar Patterns
to use subterfuge to employ deceit to achieve a goal He used subterfuge to get the information.
Similar Words
Synonyms: trickery, deception, artifice, ruse; Antonyms: honesty, openness
Etymology
From Latin 'subter' (beneath, secretly) + 'fugere' (to flee). It means 'to flee secretly'.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone fleeing ('fuge') 'under' ('subter') the cover of darkness. It's a secret escape, a trick.