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ARRIERE PENSEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arriere pensee mean?
• ARRIERE PENSEE (noun)
The noun ARRIERE PENSEE has 1 sense:
1. an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Familiarity information: ARRIERE PENSEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
arriere pensee; mental reservation; reservation
Hypernyms ("arriere pensee" is a kind of...):
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)
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