Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arrière-pensée

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.98 in modern English

Syllables: ar-ri-ere-pensee
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mental reservation or ulterior motive.

Example Sentences

"He knew that I had guessed his arrière-pensée, but he let me off for the moment, for which I was thankful; either because he was still ashamed of it, or because he supposed I was reserving myself for the catastrophe,—should it occur."

Etymology

Borrowed from French arrière-pensée.

Inflected Forms

arrière-pensées (plural) arrières-pensées (plural, proscribed)

Questions

What does arrière-pensée mean?: A mental reservation or ulterior motive.
Where does arrière-pensée come from?: Borrowed from French arrière-pensée.

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