By then the war had reached what has been called the phoney state which might have resulted in a stalemate . इस समय तक युद्ध ऐसी स्थिति तक पहुंच गया जिसे बनावटी स्थिति कहा जा सकता है जिसका परिणाम था किसी निर्णायक स्थिति पर न पहुंचना .
परिभाषा
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives पर्याय: hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, pretender,
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