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Arriere Pensee (Noun)

Meaning

An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • The politician's enthusiastic speech was overshadowed by the arriere-pensee that he had an ulterior motive for the proposal.
  • As she agreed to invest in her friend's business, she couldn't shake off the arriere-pensee that the venture was doomed to fail.
  • His arriere-pensee about the true cost of the new policy prevented him from fully embracing the initiative.
  • Although the company promised lifetime employment, many new recruits had an arriere-pensee that it was just a myth.
  • She accepted the invitation with an arriere-pensee that her presence was merely a formality.

Synonyms

  • Mental Reservation
  • Reservation

Hypernyms

  • Uncertainty
  • Dubiety
  • Dubiousness
  • Doubtfulness
  • Doubt
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