Definição e Significado de "pretext"

Pretext

pretexto

a false reason or excuse given to justify an action or behavior, hiding the true motive behind it

pretexto

an artful or simulated semblance

Exemplo

The company used budgetary concerns as a pretext to lay off employees, but the real motive was to increase profitability.

She used a family emergency as a pretext to leave the party early, but her friends suspected she simply wasn't enjoying herself.

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