arrière-pensée

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French

Noun [edit]

arrière-pensée (plural arrières-pensées)

  1. an ulterior motive

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From arrière + pensée.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /aʁjɛʁpɑ̃se/

Noun [edit]

arrière-pensée f (plural arrières-pensées)

  1. ulterior motive
  2. doubt, reservation