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English noun: feigning

1. feigning (communication) pretending with intention to deceive


Synonymsdissembling, pretence, pretense


Broader (hypernym)deceit, deception, misrepresentation


Narrower (hyponym)bluff, hypocrisy, lip service, pretext, stalking-horse

2. feigning (act) the act of giving a false appearance


SamplesHis conformity was only pretending.


Synonymspretence, pretending, pretense, simulation


Broader (hypernym)deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation


Narrower (hyponym)affectation, affectedness, appearance, make-believe, mannerism, masquerade, pose, pretend, show









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