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dissembling
dis·sem·ble D0287100 (dĭ-sĕm′bəl)v. dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling, dis·sem·bles v.intr. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.v.tr. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
[Middle English dissemblen, from Old French dessembler, to be different : des-, dis- + sembler, to appear, seem; see semblable.]
dis·sem′blance n.dis·sem′bler n.dis·sem′bling·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | dissembling - pretending with intention to deceivefeigning, pretense, pretencedeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehoodbluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"pretext, stalking-horse - something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reasonhypocrisy, lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | | 2. | dissembling - the act of deceivingdissimulation, deception, deceitfalsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of factsfakery - the act of faking (or the product of faking)indirection - deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats"chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)double-dealing, duplicity - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of anothercheating, cheat - a deception for profit to yourselfhead game, illusion, delusion - the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideaspretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"imposture, impersonation - pretending to be another personobscurantism - a deliberate act intended to make something obscurefour flush, bluff - the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cardstake-in - the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone |
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Related to dissembling: prevaricatingSynonyms for dissemblingnoun pretending with intention to deceiveSynonymsRelated Words- deception
- misrepresentation
- deceit
- bluff
- pretext
- stalking-horse
- hypocrisy
- lip service
noun the act of deceivingSynonyms- dissimulation
- deception
- deceit
Related Words- falsification
- misrepresentation
- fakery
- indirection
- chicanery
- wile
- shenanigan
- trickery
- guile
- chicane
- double-dealing
- duplicity
- cheating
- cheat
- head game
- illusion
- delusion
- pretending
- pretense
- feigning
- simulation
- pretence
- imposture
- impersonation
- obscurantism
- four flush
- bluff
- take-in
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