feigning

Found in thesaurus: deception, misrepresentation, deceit, dissimulation, dissembling

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feigning

n. pretending, pretence, acting in a false or misleading manner, dissembling

feign

v. fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate

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Deception

Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification and subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith.

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feigning

Noun
1. pretending with intention to deceive
(synonym) pretense, pretence, dissembling
(hypernym) misrepresentation, deceit, deception
(hyponym) bluff
(derivation) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
2. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
(synonym) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hyponym) appearance, show
(derivation) simulate, assume, sham, feign

feign

Verb
1. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
(synonym) sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) play possum
(verb-group) make, pretend, make believe
(derivation) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
2. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
(synonym) simulate, assume, sham
(hypernym) dissemble, pretend, act
(hyponym) play
(derivation) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

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feign

v. simulovat; předstírat

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feign

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