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pretext

/ˈpriːtekst/noun

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बहाना

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason

    बहाना

    • on the pretext of illness

    Synonyms excuse pretence ruse guise cover

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

On or under the pretext of (using something as a false reason).

On या under the pretext of (झूठे कारण के रूप में, के बहाने)।