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pretext

/ˈpriːtɛkst/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpriːtɛkst/
pretext
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Long vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

pre - text -> pretext

Myanmar meaning

(n) မူမမှန်သောအကြောင်းပြချက်။ ယိုးမယ်ဖွဲ့ခြင်း။

Full entry

pretext /'pri:tekst/ n ~ (for sth/doing sth)

မူမမှန်သော အကြောင်းပြချက်။ ယိုးမယ်ဖွဲ့ခြင်း။ He came to see me on/under the pretext of wanting to borrow a book. ❍ We'll have to find a pretext for not going to the party.

More examples
  • [pretext for] : The conflict was used as a pretext for introducing military rule.
  • [the pretext of doing something] : He visited her on the pretext of borrowing a book.
  • [a pretext to do something] : A slight fall in profits gave the management a pretext to get rid of some older members of staff.
Synonyms
alleged reason, excuse, cause, ploy, ruse, red herring, affectation, alibi, apologize for, appearance, bluff, cleanup, cloak, color, coloring, con, cop-out, cover, cover story, cover-up, curtained, curtaining, device, dispense from, exempt from, face, feint, fig leaf, front, give absolution, grant amnesty, grounds, guise, let go, letting go, make allowances for, mask, masquerade, plea, plead ignorance, pretense, routine, semblance, show, shrouded, simulation, song and dance, stall, stratagem, subterfuge, take rap for, veil, wink at, winked at
Antonyms
back, reality, rear, truth
Cross references
alleged reasonexcusecauseployrusered herringaffectationalibiapologize forappearancebluffcleanupcloakcolorcoloringconcop-outcovercover storycover-upcurtainedcurtainingdevicedispense fromexempt fromfacefeintfig leaf
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