Word of the Day (pretext)-29AUG22

Word of the Day (pretext)-29AUG22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “pretext“ and it is a noun meaning “a false reason that we give for doing something by hiding the real reason; excuse, false excuse, ostensible reason, alleged reason, supposed grounds, pretence, semblance”.

Example Sentence: Earlier this month, Foreign Ministers of the G7 — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, U.K., and U.S. — expressed concerns about China’s military activity in the (Taiwan) Strait, referring to “threatening actions” by China and saying there was “no justification to use a (US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s) visit as pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait”.

Word of the Day (pretext)-29AUG22

This word is present in The Hindu article In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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