noun🔗ShareA false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense."The reporter called the company on the pretext of trying to resolve a consumer complaint."attitudecharactercommunicationactionsocietylawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else."The spy obtained his phone records using possibly-illegal pretexting methods."actionbusinesscommunicationmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
