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Noun: dissembling  di'sem-b(u-)ling
  1. The act of hiding one's true feelings or intentions
    "Her cheerful demeanour was mere dissembling to hide her disappointment";
    - deception, deceit, dissimulation
     
  2. Pretending with intention to deceive
    "The politician's dissembling about the scandal only made things worse";
    - pretense [N. Amer], pretence [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: dissemble  di'sem-bul
  1. Hide under a false appearance
    "He dissembled his disappointment";
    - cloak, mask
     
  2. Make believe with the intent to deceive
    "The politician dissembled about his true intentions";
    - feign, sham, pretend, affect
     
  3. Behave unnaturally or affectedly
    "She's just dissembling";
    - pretend, act

Derived forms: dissemblings

Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, belie, carry, comport, conduct, deceit, deception, deport, disguise, do, falsification, mask, misrepresent, misrepresentation

Encyclopedia: Dissembling

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