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noun
The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: deceptiveness, trickery, underhandedness, deceit, deceitfulness, dissimulation, duplicity, fraudulence, fraudulency, perfidy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Hiding one's feelings or intentions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of deceiving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deception, deceit, dissembling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: falsification, misrepresentation
Narrower terms: fakery, indirection, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan, duplicity, double-dealing, cheat, cheating, delusion, illusion, head game, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning, imposture, impersonation, obscurantism, bluff, four flush, take-in
History
Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
