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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-272/
- Published: 2020-10-24T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-22T19:25:28.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

The word for today is…

subterfuge (noun) – 1\. Deception used to achieve an end.

1. A deceptive stratagem or device:

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/subterfuge?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Though subterfuge is a synonym of deception, fraud, double-dealing, and trickery, there’s nothing tricky about the word’s etymology. We borrowed the word and meaning from Late Latin subterfugium . That word contains the Latin prefix subter-, meaning “secretly,” which derives from the adverb subter, meaning “underneath.” The -fuge portion comes from the Latin verb fugere, which means “to flee” and which is also the source of words such as fugitive and refuge, among others.

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