dissembling

dissembling
noun
1. pretending with intention to deceive
• Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑feigning
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dissemble, ↑feign (for: ↑feigning), ↑pretentious (for: ↑pretense), ↑pretend (for: ↑pretense)
• Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception
• Hyponyms: ↑bluff, ↑pretext, ↑stalking-horse, ↑hypocrisy, ↑lip service
2. the act of deceiving
• Syn: ↑deception, ↑deceit, ↑dissimulation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑dissimulate (for: ↑dissimulation), ↑deceive (for: ↑deception)
• Hypernyms: ↑falsification, ↑misrepresentation
• Hyponyms:

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