Both Uses of
subterfuge
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The prosecutor positively smiled at the "innocence of this subterfuge."†
Chpt 9 *
- Ivan said this in a perfect fury, giving him to understand with obvious intention that he scorned any subterfuge or indirectness and meant to show his cards.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(subterfuge) something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity