feigning

/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
To hide or conceal.
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.

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Related words

pretence(English)pretense(English)pretending(English)dissembling(English)simulation(English)feint(English)play-acting(English)fakery(English)malingering(English)insanity(English)madness(English)ignorance(English)

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