subterfuge

noun

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
ある行動の本質を不正確に述べる意図のある何か
- he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
  彼は病気ではなかった、それは単なる口実だった
- the holding company was just a blind
  その持株会社は単なる隠れみのだった

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