how to pronounce subterfuge

/ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ/

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subterfuge is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of subterfuge in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… of jfk and this little subterfuge wasn't …”

meanings of subterfuge

noun:

Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.

subterfuge frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word subterfuge occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics subterfuge can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that subterfuge can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;