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Meanings of feign ignorance in English

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Usage of feign ignorance in English
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But how stupidly artless you can look when you feign ignorance, Luis!
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 04
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But in 1876 no one could any longer feign ignorance.
A Short History of Russia
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Moreover it was necessary to be cautious, and, if need were, to feign ignorance.
Ayesha, the Return of She
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Is it not malicious to feign ignorance of what you have done to me?
The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts
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How great then was the hypocrisy which could feign ignorance!
Love to the Uttermost / Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.
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Perhaps it was wrong of me to feign ignorance.
The apocalypse reader
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She would try and fight him with his own weapon, feign ignorance, tell lies if necessary.
The Hippodrome
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The same instinct, however, prompts her to feign ignorance of it, as evinced by her interrogative rejoinder:-
Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
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Why should I feign ignorance of that which your unbounded and unselfish devotion has proved so often?
His Sombre Rivals
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Davis continues to lie and feign ignorance.
Ebony
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The big cadet decided it would be better to feign ignorance of the existence of the rebel organization.
The Revolt on Venus
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She expects him to feign ignorance.
Strange Sweet Song
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Until recently, social media platforms could feign ignorance about the scope and impact of harmful content on their sites.
Wired
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Somehow, he could not feign ignorance as to what she meant, neither could he use meaningless words to her.
Story of Chester Lawrence / Being the Completed Account of One w...
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I could feign ignorance.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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I find more and more people I encounter these days feign ignorance -or knowledge -of a great many issues.'
Long time coming: a novel
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Feign ignorance across language varieties
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