arrière-pensée
[ a-ryer-pahn-sey ]
/ a ryɛr pɑ̃ˈseɪ /
noun, plural ar·rière-pen·sées [a-ryer-pahn-sey] /a ryɛr pɑ̃ˈseɪ/. French.
a mental reservation; hidden motive.
Words nearby arrière-pensée
arrivisme,
arriviste,
arrivé,
arrière-ban,
arrière-garde,
arrière-pensée,
arroba,
arrogance,
arrogance of power,
arrogant,
arrogate
Example sentences from the Web for arriere-pensee
As yet, however, let the student of his history understand, they were not tinged with the slightest "arriere-pensee."
Stella Fregelius |H. Rider HaggardDick meant nothing by this speech more than his words implied: he was far too good-natured for an arriere-pensee.
Not Like Other Girls |Rosa N. CareyA savage will not assist in packing them, for he fears their heels: the Swiss say mules have always an arriere-pensee.
The Art of Travel |Francis GaltonBaroness Dinati was therefore wrong to suspect old Yanski Varhely of any 'arriere-pensee'.
Prince Zilah, Complete |Jules Claretie
British Dictionary definitions for arriere-pensee
arrière-pensée
/ French (arjɛrpɑ̃se) /
noun
an unrevealed thought or intention
Word Origin for arrière-pensée
C19: literally: behind thought