बहाना — meaning in English

English meaning

• excuse verb To forgive someone, or overlook a minor fault.
• pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".

Senses

बहाना is used for these senses in English:

• excuse explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement
• pretense act of pretending or pretension; false or hypocritical profession

excuse — full definition

1. verb To forgive someone, or overlook a minor fault.
2. verb To release someone from a duty or allow them to leave.
3. noun A reason given to justify a mistake or avoid blame.