Dissimulation
[dɪ,sɪmjə'leʃən]
Definition
(n.) The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
Editor: Seth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hypocrisy, deceit, duplicity, simulation, feigning, double dealing, false pretence.
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Examples
- Really I have made by my talk this molehill of a Caliphronas into a mountain of dissimulation and deceit. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Had she lacked patience, pliancy and dissimulation? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The Court, from that exclusive inner circle to its outermost rotten ring of intrigue, corruption, and dissimulation, was all gone together. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Nothing, only add how ardently I long for the time when I may call her mine, and all dissimulation may be unnecessary. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Daniel