pretesto

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pretesto m sing (pl.: pretesti)

  1. falsa giustificazione
  2. (per estensione) motivazione per fare cose scorrette, spesso ricercata in una o più correlazioni superficiali
pre | tè | sto

IPA: /preˈtɛsto/

dal latino pretextus o praetextum cioè "ornamento"

  • vera ragione