| NOUN | communication | feigning, pretense, pretence, dissembling | pretending with intention to deceive / deceive |
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| act | feigning, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation | the act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
| Sounds | fey'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | pretending with intention to deceive / deceive. | |
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| Synonyms | pretense, pretence, dissembling | |
| Narrower | bluff | pretense that your position is stronger than it really is |
| hypocrisy, lip service | An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | |
| pretext, stalking-horse | Something serving to conceal plans | |
| Broader | misrepresentation, deceit, deception | A misleading falsehood |
| Spanish | apariencia, disimulo, fingimiento, pretensión | |
| Catalan | fingiment | |
| Verbs | feign | make believe with the intent to deceive / deceive |
| Meaning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance. | |
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| Synonyms | pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation | |
| Narrower | affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness | A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
| appearance, show | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | |
| make-believe, pretend | The enactment of a pretense | |
| masquerade, charade | making a false / false / false outward show | |
| Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
| Spanish | fachada, fingimiento, simulación | |
| Catalan | fingiment, pretensió, simulació | |
| Verbs | feign | make a pretence of |
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