 dissembling |
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| 1. | [ noun ] pretending with intention to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | feigning pretence pretense | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentation bluff pretext hypocrisy feign | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | dissimulative dissimulating | |
| Examples: | "dissimulative arts" |
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| Related terms: | insincere | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of deceiving | |
| Synonyms: | deceit dissimulation deception | |
| Related terms: | falsification misrepresentaation pretense trickery delusion illusion imposture obscurantism duplicity bluff cheat indirection fakery take-in dissimulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
dissemble dissembler disembroil disembowel disembodied disembody disembark |
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