feigning

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noun

1. pretending with intention to deceive
• Syn:
pretense, pretence, dissembling
• Derivationally related forms:
dissemble (for: dissembling), feign, pretentious (for: pretense), pretend (for: pretense)
• Hypernyms:
misrepresentation, deceit, deception
• Hyponyms:
bluff, pretext, stalking-horse, hypocrisy, lip service
2. the act of giving a false appearance
- his conformity was only pretending
• Syn:
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation
• Derivationally related forms:
feign, simulate (for: simulation), pretend (for: pretending), pretend (for: pretense)
• Hypernyms:
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
• Hyponyms:
appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation,
mannerism, pose, affectedness, masquerade