Arriere-pensee Definition

ărē-ârpäɴ-sā
noun
A mental reservation, as about the validity of something.
American Heritage
A mental reservation.
Webster's New World
An ulterior motive.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Arriere-pensee

  • French arrière in back (from Old French arere arrears) pensée thought (from penser to think pensive)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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