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Feigned — Feigned, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. A feigned friend. Shak. [1913 Webster] Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps. xvii. 1. {Feign ed*ly}, adv. {Feign ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Her … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feigned issue — Feigned Feigned, a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. A feigned friend. Shak. [1913 Webster] Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps. xvii. 1. {Feign ed*ly}, adv. {Feign ed*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feigned madness — a term used in popular culture to describe the assumption of a mental condition or illness by a person for purposes of evasion or deceit.Such an act can also be used to divert suspicion, perhaps in advance of an act of revenge. Modern… … Wikipedia
feigned — I adjective apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bogus, colorable, counterfeit, deceptive, delusive, disguised, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive, fabricated, factitious, faked, false, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, hypocritical, illusory, imaginary … Law dictionary
Feigned retreat — is a false retreat, used to lure enemies, usually a larger force, into a position of vulnerability. This tactic has been used throughout history. It can be extremely effective if used properly. The Spartans at Thermopylae used this tactic,… … Wikipedia
feigned — feigned; un·feigned; feigned·ly; … English syllables
Feigned action — is an action brought on a pretended right, when the plaintiff has no true cause of action, for some illegal purpose. In a feigned action the words of the writ are true; it differs from false action, in which case the words of the writ are false.… … Wikipedia
feigned copy — index fake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
feigned story — index fiction, figment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
feigned — [adj] pretended affected, artificial, assumed, counterfeit, fabricated, fake, faked, false, fictitious, imaginary, imagined, imitation, insincere, phony, pretended, pseudo*, put on*, sham*, simulated, spurious; concepts 401,582 Ant. genuine, real … New thesaurus
feigned — [fānd] adj. 1. Now Rare fictitious; imagined 2. pretended; simulated; sham … English World dictionary
