Standard Lemma guide

feigned

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfeɪnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: F EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of feign

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not genuine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • feigned sympathy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: престорен (prestoren) — being a pretence, false
  • Bulgarian: неискрен (neiskren) — being a pretence, false
  • Danish: forstilt — being a pretence, false
  • Danish: foregiven — being a pretence, false
  • Danish: påtaget — being a pretence, false
  • Esperanto: afekta — being a pretence, false
  • Esperanto: afektita — being a pretence, false
  • Ancient Greek: πλαστός (plastós) — being a pretence, false
  • Latin: fictus — being a pretence, false
  • Māori: whakakiko — being a pretence, false
  • Māori: whakakikokiko — being a pretence, false
  • Middle English: symulat — being a pretence, false
  • Norwegian Bokmål: påtatt — being a pretence, false
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uekte — being a pretence, false
  • Norwegian Bokmål: falsk — being a pretence, false
  • Turkish: sahte — being a pretence, false
  • Turkish: yapmacık — being a pretence, false