dissemble

verb

dis·sem·ble di-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce dissemble (audio)

dissembled; dissembling di-ˈsem-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce dissemble (audio)

transitive verb

: to hide under a false appearance

dissembling the facts

: to put on the appearance of : simulate

She lay down and dissembled sleep.

intransitive verb

: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense

He had dissembled about the risks involved.

dissembler

di-ˈsem-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce dissemble (audio)

noun

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We don't have anything to hide: dissemble is a synonym of disguise, cloak, and mask. Disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity ("The prince disguised himself as a peasant"). Cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention ("The military operation was cloaked in secrecy"). Mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something ("The customer smiled to mask her discontent"). Dissemble (from Latin dissimulare, meaning "to disguise or conceal") stresses the intent to deceive, especially about one's own thoughts or feelings, and often implies that the deception is something that would warrant censure if discovered.

Example Sentences

he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age

Recent Examples on the Web The PCs are easy to dissemble and repair, meaning they can be fixed rather than thrown out in favor or new ones, Kao says.

Ralph Jennings, Forbes, 5 July 2022 This facility will soon mandate that all visitors be vaccinated, but my relative plans to dissemble in order to evade the requirement.

New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 That drew a memorable riposte from Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who slyly suggested that the former vice president, with his long Senate experience, was no naif about Netanyahu’s ability to dissemble.

Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020 The doctors attending him are public servants and shouldn’t dissemble or strategize when answering questions that citizens are entitled to ask.

Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020 The Ebay team allegedly continued to dissemble, both to law enforcement and to Ebay’s own lawyers, who by August 26 had begun to conduct their own interviews about the matter.

Brian Barrett, Wired, 15 June 2020 And when Denise becomes Georges’ eager collaborator and chief financier, Haenel’s flinty-eyed intelligence becomes a vital counterpoint to Dujardin’s dissembling idiocy.

Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020 Everything so far has been dissembling, denial, pointing the finger somewhere else.

Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019 See More

单词	dissembles
释义	dissemble verb dis·sem·ble di-ˈsem-bəl dissembled; dissembling di-ˈsem-b(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to hide under a false appearance dissembling the facts 2 : to put on the appearance of : simulate She lay down and dissembled sleep. intransitive verb : to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense He had dissembled about the risks involved. dissembler di-ˈsem-b(ə-)lər noun Did you know? We don't have anything to hide: dissemble is a synonym of disguise, cloak, and mask. Disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity ("The prince disguised himself as a peasant"). Cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention ("The military operation was cloaked in secrecy"). Mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something ("The customer smiled to mask her discontent"). Dissemble (from Latin dissimulare, meaning "to disguise or conceal") stresses the intent to deceive, especially about one's own thoughts or feelings, and often implies that the deception is something that would warrant censure if discovered. Synonyms act affect assume bluff counterfeit fake feign pass (for) pretend profess put on sham simulate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age Recent Examples on the Web The PCs are easy to dissemble and repair, meaning they can be fixed rather than thrown out in favor or new ones, Kao says. Ralph Jennings, Forbes, 5 July 2022 This facility will soon mandate that all visitors be vaccinated, but my relative plans to dissemble in order to evade the requirement. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 That drew a memorable riposte from Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who slyly suggested that the former vice president, with his long Senate experience, was no naif about Netanyahu’s ability to dissemble. Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020 The doctors attending him are public servants and shouldn’t dissemble or strategize when answering questions that citizens are entitled to ask. Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020 The Ebay team allegedly continued to dissemble, both to law enforcement and to Ebay’s own lawyers, who by August 26 had begun to conduct their own interviews about the matter. Brian Barrett, Wired, 15 June 2020 And when Denise becomes Georges’ eager collaborator and chief financier, Haenel’s flinty-eyed intelligence becomes a vital counterpoint to Dujardin’s dissembling idiocy. Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020 Everything so far has been dissembling, denial, pointing the finger somewhere else. Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English dissymblen, alteration of dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare — more at dissimulate First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 dissembles verb present tense third-person singular of dissemble 1 as in pretends to present a false appearance of he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pretends assumes simulates feigns professes acts conceals affects bluffs shams forges counterfeits masquerades fakes imitates poses makes believe camouflages plays puts on dissimulates disguises impersonates passes (for) malingers masks feints playacts lets on 2 as in dissimulates to take on a false or deceptive appearance children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age Synonyms & Similar Words pretends dissimulates poses feigns conceals acts masquerades plays makes believe lets on puts up a front puts on an act camouflages makes a pretense makes a show professes simulates makes out impersonates disguises assumes affects shams fakes playacts masks feints counterfeits bluffs puts on
随便看	stay/keep ahead of the field stay/keep in practice staycation staycationer stayed stayed (at) stayed at stayed away stayed clear of stayed in stayed off stayed on stayed out stayed over stayed up stayed with stayer stayers staying staying (at) staying at staying away staying clear of staying in staying off

dissemble

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