Polite Fiction Meaning

Polite Fiction is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Polite Fiction

(idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.

Example :   Susan is only able to deal with the fact that her husband has sex with the man down the street through a filter of polite fiction. She knows what her husband is really doing when he says he is going "to buy cigarettes".

Meaning of Polite Fiction

Polite Fiction is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Polite Fiction stands for (idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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