"arrière-pensée" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arrière-pensées [plural], arrières-pensées [plural, proscribed]
Etymology: Borrowed from French arrière-pensée. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|arrière-pensée}} French arrière-pensée Head templates: {{en-noun|+|arrières-pensées|pl2qual=proscribed}} arrière-pensée (plural arrière-pensées or (proscribed) arrières-pensées)
  1. A mental reservation or ulterior motive.
    Sense id: en-arrière-pensée-en-noun-8M19xTnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

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