arrière-pensée
[ a-ryer-pahn-sey ]
/ a ryɛr pɑ̃ˈseɪ /
noun, plural ar·rière-pen·sées [a-ryer-pahn-sey] /a ryɛr pɑ̃ˈseɪ/. French.
a mental reservation; hidden motive.
Nearby words
arrivisme, arriviste, arrivé, arrière-ban, arrière-garde, arrière-pensée, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate
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Examples from the Web for arriere-pensee
As yet, however, let the student of his history understand, they were not tinged with the slightest "arriere-pensee."
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider HaggardDick meant nothing by this speech more than his words implied: he was far too good-natured for an arriere-pensee.
Not Like Other Girls|Rosa N. CareyA savage will not assist in packing them, for he fears their heels: the Swiss say mules have always an arriere-pensee.
The Art of Travel|Francis GaltonBaroness Dinati was therefore wrong to suspect old Yanski Varhely of any 'arriere-pensee'.
Prince Zilah, Complete|Jules Claretie
British Dictionary definitions for arriere-pensee
arrière-pensée
/ French (arjɛrpɑ̃se) /
noun
an unrevealed thought or intention
Word Origin for arrière-pensée
C19: literally: behind thought
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