Etymology

arrière-pensée

Today it means: A mental reservation or ulterior motive. Full definition →

French arrière-pensée
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  1. French · borrowed fromarrière-pensée
  2. French · borrowed fromarrière-pensée
  3. English todayarrière-pensée

Borrowed from French arrière-pensée.

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