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Meanings of
dissembling
in English
Catalan
fingiment
Spanish
apariencia
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Pretending with intention to deceive.
pretence
pretense
feigning
Catalan
fingiment
Portuguese
dissimulação
Catalan
fingiment
Spanish
disimulación
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The act of deceiving.
deception
deceit
dissimulation
Portuguese
dissimulação
Synonyms
Examples for "
pretence
"
pretence
pretense
feigning
Examples for "
pretence
"
1
The flat means society life; that is, the
pretence
of social life.
2
Last year, Dr Schram was charged with obtaining employment through false
pretence
.
3
The same defiant note; but there was anxiety behind the cold
pretence
.
4
And now the Seneschal took refuge in a fine
pretence
of indignation.
5
There was a
pretence
of ordinary breakfast; the little servant necessitated that.
1
Her
pretense
allowed her to discover a great deal about her surroundings.
2
If we are to continue the
pretense
,
we need to be authentic.
3
I haven't come into your house with the
pretense
of any demand.
4
One of the worst offenses against humanity is the
pretense
of divinity.
5
Once the
pretense
is adopted, I shall have to keep it up.
1
Now having heard his call,
feigning
ignorance is no longer an option.
2
The new IATSE president took the stage,
feigning
astonishment at his fortune.
3
We wanted to check up on you, Emma said, still
feigning
innocence.
4
These were two of her strengths: changing the subject and
feigning
ignorance.
5
In the darkness of the alley George said to Marguerite,
feigning
irritation:
Dissimulating.
dissimulating
dissimulative
Related terms
insincere
Usage of
dissembling
in English
1
How can other countries get involved with
dissembling
the central African militia?
2
All her efforts were now directed to the
dissembling
her internal conflict.
3
I would have noted the suggestive,
dissembling
,
observing unconcern of her companion.
4
He felt, as a painful burden, the obligation of
dissembling
towards them.
5
Again she shrewdly caught his cunning speech, and passed on,
dissembling
wholly.
6
I have been, not exactly cringing, not exactly lying, but still
dissembling
.
7
I'll have no
dissembling
,
there hath been enough of that, Giles Headley.
8
They say that she was artful,
dissembling
,
parsimonious, jealous, haughty, and masculine.
9
What motive could she have had for
dissembling
to such a degree?
10
He was cool, penetrating, intrepid, and persevering, plausible, insinuating, artful, and
dissembling
.
11
Every third word in her report will be either 'evasive,'
'
dissembling
,
'
or 'elusory.'
12
Among men, however, you will be known as
dissembling
and treacherous.'
13
It was all inexplicably related: the excitement, the tenseness, the waiting, the
dissembling
.
14
Every word is a confession and they do not understand
dissembling
.
15
He wanted them to have dinner together without a lot of strained
dissembling
.
16
There was going to be no
dissembling
;
he was going to speak frankly.
Other examples for "dissembling"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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dissembling
dissemble
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
mere dissembling
accuse of dissembling
avoid dissembling
be any dissembling
Translations for
dissembling
Catalan
fingiment
engany
dissimulació
Spanish
apariencia
fingimiento
disimulo
pretensión
disimulación
engaño
Portuguese
dissimulação
enganação
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