arriere-pensee

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Emerson uses the word here in the same sense as the French arrière-pensée, a mental reservation.

From Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Turpin, Edna Henry Lee

As a matter of fact, there was an arrière-pensée underlying his words.

From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram

And yet Titian expresses this by no means exalted conception with a grand candour, an absence of arrière-pensée such as almost purges it of offence.

From The Later Works of Titian by Phillips, Claude

Nor was there any warrant for imputing to him dishonesty of purpose or arrière-pensée.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John

It may be regarded as highly improbable that she will maintain honourably and with no arrière-pensée the obligations undertaken in the interests of German commerce in Morocco.

From Germany and the Next War by Bernhardi, Friedrich von