Definition of feign in English:

feign

verb feɪnfeɪn

[with object]

1Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
she feigned nervousness
Example sentencesExamples
- If a predator approaches an active nest, the adults will give alarm calls and often feign injury to draw the predator away.
- The parents readily feign injury to distract attention from young which can fly at around three weeks.
- This is like telling the story of a dream by feigning sleep.
- In a time of snarling footballers and feigned injuries and all-round nasty behaviour, it is good to see two footballers smile and laugh so much.
- She raises her eyebrows looking amused, then pulls her maybe face and feigns falling asleep on me.
- One can affect unawareness, feign indifference or summon up some other defense against such entreaties.
- Apparently many of his patients try to take him for a ride, feigning injuries to achieve compensation, while other call-outs are totally unnecessary.
- At least three of his opponents claim he feigned injury as a psychological tactic.
- Anthony and Maxwell are clamouring for her attention, and now the other girls think she's feigning her injury.
- In rugby union, if a player's thought to be feigning injury, referees have the discretion to order them from the field.
- When was the last time we heard a manager berate one of his own players on TV for feigning injury, diving, time-wasting or abusing the referee?
- Luckily for him, his opponent did not feign injury.
- Being a big coward myself, I think I'd feign an injury rather than be on a team that has to face this Argentinan side.
- And if that fails, fall to the ground and feign injury to break up your opponents' attack.
- Fair enough, there are people who feign injuries and make up claims to make some money, which is totally wrong.
- Likewise, fighters who feign wounds or injury to lure the enemy within striking range teach their foes to view enemy wounded as a threat, placing all injured soldiers at risk.
- With knees bent in, they bob back and forth; some of the men almost look like they're feigning broken limbs.
- People said that I feigned injury and that I winked when I was on the stretcher.
- They are awarded for offences such as grabbing, holding, feigning injury, pushing and turning one's back on an opponent.
Synonyms
simulate, fake, sham, affect, give the appearance of, make a show of, make a pretence of, play at, go through the motions of
informal put on
pretend, put it on, fake, sham, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, make believe, act, play-act, go through the motions, put on a false display
malinger
informal kid
British informal mess
pretended, simulated, assumed, affected, artificial, insincere, put-on, fake, faked, false, sham
apparent, ostensible, seeming, surface, avowed, professed
informal pretend, pseudo, phoney
British informal cod
1. 1.1archaic Invent (a story or excuse).
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm really not going to want to leave this office when the time comes… perhaps I can feign a compelling excuse to stay… any suggestions?
  Have him or her call you back; it is reasonable to feign a reason for an emergency exit if you are ill at ease.
  The next day I decide that I can probably safely show up at anytime and feign having made an appointment.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere 'mould, contrive'. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included 'make something', 'invent a story, excuse, or allegation', hence 'make a pretence of a feeling or response'. Compare with fiction and figment.

faint from Middle English:
The word faint is related to feign, both coming from French faindre and initially used in the original French sense of ‘feigned, simulated’, from Latin fingere ‘to form, contrive’ also the source of fiction (Late Middle English) and figment (Late Middle English). Another early meaning was ‘cowardly’, a sense now preserved only in the proverb faint heart never won fair lady. The sense ‘hardly perceptible’ dates from the mid 17th century. Feint (late 17th century) originally used in fencing for a deceptive blow is from the same source, while the mid 19th-century use of feint for lightly lined paper is simply a respelling of faint.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of feign in US English:

feign

verbfānfeɪn

[with object]

1Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)
she feigned nervousness
Example sentencesExamples
- At least three of his opponents claim he feigned injury as a psychological tactic.
- They are awarded for offences such as grabbing, holding, feigning injury, pushing and turning one's back on an opponent.
- If a predator approaches an active nest, the adults will give alarm calls and often feign injury to draw the predator away.
- The parents readily feign injury to distract attention from young which can fly at around three weeks.
- With knees bent in, they bob back and forth; some of the men almost look like they're feigning broken limbs.
- In rugby union, if a player's thought to be feigning injury, referees have the discretion to order them from the field.
- When was the last time we heard a manager berate one of his own players on TV for feigning injury, diving, time-wasting or abusing the referee?
- People said that I feigned injury and that I winked when I was on the stretcher.
- Luckily for him, his opponent did not feign injury.
- In a time of snarling footballers and feigned injuries and all-round nasty behaviour, it is good to see two footballers smile and laugh so much.
- Being a big coward myself, I think I'd feign an injury rather than be on a team that has to face this Argentinan side.
- And if that fails, fall to the ground and feign injury to break up your opponents' attack.
- This is like telling the story of a dream by feigning sleep.
- Likewise, fighters who feign wounds or injury to lure the enemy within striking range teach their foes to view enemy wounded as a threat, placing all injured soldiers at risk.
- One can affect unawareness, feign indifference or summon up some other defense against such entreaties.
- She raises her eyebrows looking amused, then pulls her maybe face and feigns falling asleep on me.
- Anthony and Maxwell are clamouring for her attention, and now the other girls think she's feigning her injury.
- Fair enough, there are people who feign injuries and make up claims to make some money, which is totally wrong.
- Apparently many of his patients try to take him for a ride, feigning injuries to achieve compensation, while other call-outs are totally unnecessary.
Synonyms
simulate, fake, sham, affect, give the appearance of, make a show of, make a pretence of, play at, go through the motions of
pretend, put it on, fake, sham, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, make believe, act, play-act, go through the motions, put on a false display
pretended, simulated, assumed, affected, artificial, insincere, put-on, fake, faked, false, sham
1. 1.1archaic Invent (a story or excuse).
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm really not going to want to leave this office when the time comes… perhaps I can feign a compelling excuse to stay… any suggestions?
  Have him or her call you back; it is reasonable to feign a reason for an emergency exit if you are ill at ease.
  The next day I decide that I can probably safely show up at anytime and feign having made an appointment.
2. 1.2archaic no object Indulge in pretense.
  Example sentencesExamples
  But anything feigned or forced is to be avoided.
  He swiftly picked it up, feigning having dropped some of his notes, and unfolded it.
  Asha feigned considering the offer for a minute, then replied with a smile.
  Stephanie looked up at him and feigned to be surprised by his visit.
  Josh put his hand over where I had hit him and feigned being in pain.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere ‘mold, contrive’. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included ‘make something’, ‘invent a story, excuse, or allegation’, hence ‘make a pretense of a feeling or response’. Compare with fiction and figment.

单词	feign
释义	Definition of feign in English: feign verb feɪnfeɪn [with object] 1Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury) she feigned nervousness Example sentencesExamples If a predator approaches an active nest, the adults will give alarm calls and often feign injury to draw the predator away. The parents readily feign injury to distract attention from young which can fly at around three weeks. This is like telling the story of a dream by feigning sleep. In a time of snarling footballers and feigned injuries and all-round nasty behaviour, it is good to see two footballers smile and laugh so much. She raises her eyebrows looking amused, then pulls her maybe face and feigns falling asleep on me. One can affect unawareness, feign indifference or summon up some other defense against such entreaties. Apparently many of his patients try to take him for a ride, feigning injuries to achieve compensation, while other call-outs are totally unnecessary. At least three of his opponents claim he feigned injury as a psychological tactic. Anthony and Maxwell are clamouring for her attention, and now the other girls think she's feigning her injury. In rugby union, if a player's thought to be feigning injury, referees have the discretion to order them from the field. When was the last time we heard a manager berate one of his own players on TV for feigning injury, diving, time-wasting or abusing the referee? Luckily for him, his opponent did not feign injury. Being a big coward myself, I think I'd feign an injury rather than be on a team that has to face this Argentinan side. And if that fails, fall to the ground and feign injury to break up your opponents' attack. Fair enough, there are people who feign injuries and make up claims to make some money, which is totally wrong. Likewise, fighters who feign wounds or injury to lure the enemy within striking range teach their foes to view enemy wounded as a threat, placing all injured soldiers at risk. With knees bent in, they bob back and forth; some of the men almost look like they're feigning broken limbs. People said that I feigned injury and that I winked when I was on the stretcher. They are awarded for offences such as grabbing, holding, feigning injury, pushing and turning one's back on an opponent. Synonyms simulate, fake, sham, affect, give the appearance of, make a show of, make a pretence of, play at, go through the motions of informal put on pretend, put it on, fake, sham, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, make believe, act, play-act, go through the motions, put on a false display malinger informal kid British informal mess pretended, simulated, assumed, affected, artificial, insincere, put-on, fake, faked, false, sham apparent, ostensible, seeming, surface, avowed, professed informal pretend, pseudo, phoney British informal cod 1.1archaic Invent (a story or excuse). Example sentencesExamples I'm really not going to want to leave this office when the time comes… perhaps I can feign a compelling excuse to stay… any suggestions? Have him or her call you back; it is reasonable to feign a reason for an emergency exit if you are ill at ease. The next day I decide that I can probably safely show up at anytime and feign having made an appointment. Origin Middle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere 'mould, contrive'. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included 'make something', 'invent a story, excuse, or allegation', hence 'make a pretence of a feeling or response'. Compare with fiction and figment. faint from Middle English: The word faint is related to feign, both coming from French faindre and initially used in the original French sense of ‘feigned, simulated’, from Latin fingere ‘to form, contrive’ also the source of fiction (Late Middle English) and figment (Late Middle English). Another early meaning was ‘cowardly’, a sense now preserved only in the proverb faint heart never won fair lady. The sense ‘hardly perceptible’ dates from the mid 17th century. Feint (late 17th century) originally used in fencing for a deceptive blow is from the same source, while the mid 19th-century use of feint for lightly lined paper is simply a respelling of faint. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of feign in US English: feign verbfānfeɪn [with object] 1Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury) she feigned nervousness Example sentencesExamples At least three of his opponents claim he feigned injury as a psychological tactic. They are awarded for offences such as grabbing, holding, feigning injury, pushing and turning one's back on an opponent. If a predator approaches an active nest, the adults will give alarm calls and often feign injury to draw the predator away. The parents readily feign injury to distract attention from young which can fly at around three weeks. With knees bent in, they bob back and forth; some of the men almost look like they're feigning broken limbs. In rugby union, if a player's thought to be feigning injury, referees have the discretion to order them from the field. When was the last time we heard a manager berate one of his own players on TV for feigning injury, diving, time-wasting or abusing the referee? People said that I feigned injury and that I winked when I was on the stretcher. Luckily for him, his opponent did not feign injury. In a time of snarling footballers and feigned injuries and all-round nasty behaviour, it is good to see two footballers smile and laugh so much. Being a big coward myself, I think I'd feign an injury rather than be on a team that has to face this Argentinan side. And if that fails, fall to the ground and feign injury to break up your opponents' attack. This is like telling the story of a dream by feigning sleep. Likewise, fighters who feign wounds or injury to lure the enemy within striking range teach their foes to view enemy wounded as a threat, placing all injured soldiers at risk. One can affect unawareness, feign indifference or summon up some other defense against such entreaties. She raises her eyebrows looking amused, then pulls her maybe face and feigns falling asleep on me. Anthony and Maxwell are clamouring for her attention, and now the other girls think she's feigning her injury. Fair enough, there are people who feign injuries and make up claims to make some money, which is totally wrong. Apparently many of his patients try to take him for a ride, feigning injuries to achieve compensation, while other call-outs are totally unnecessary. Synonyms simulate, fake, sham, affect, give the appearance of, make a show of, make a pretence of, play at, go through the motions of pretend, put it on, fake, sham, bluff, pose, posture, masquerade, make believe, act, play-act, go through the motions, put on a false display pretended, simulated, assumed, affected, artificial, insincere, put-on, fake, faked, false, sham 1.1archaic Invent (a story or excuse). Example sentencesExamples I'm really not going to want to leave this office when the time comes… perhaps I can feign a compelling excuse to stay… any suggestions? Have him or her call you back; it is reasonable to feign a reason for an emergency exit if you are ill at ease. The next day I decide that I can probably safely show up at anytime and feign having made an appointment. 1.2archaic no object Indulge in pretense. Example sentencesExamples But anything feigned or forced is to be avoided. He swiftly picked it up, feigning having dropped some of his notes, and unfolded it. Asha feigned considering the offer for a minute, then replied with a smile. Stephanie looked up at him and feigned to be surprised by his visit. Josh put his hand over where I had hit him and feigned being in pain. Origin Middle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere ‘mold, contrive’. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included ‘make something’, ‘invent a story, excuse, or allegation’, hence ‘make a pretense of a feeling or response’. Compare with fiction and figment.
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