arrière-pensée


ar·ri·ère–pen·sée

noun \-päⁿ-ˈsā\

Definition of ARRIÈRE-PENSÉE

: mental reservation

Origin of ARRIÈRE-PENSÉE

French, from arrière in back + pensée thought
First Known Use: 1824

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