noun
Meaning 1
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
feigning
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/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: F EY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of feign
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of giving a false appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his conformity was only pretending
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Narrower terms: appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness, masquerade
noun
Meaning 4
pretending with intention to deceive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pretense, pretence, dissembling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: misrepresentation, deceit, deception
Narrower terms: bluff, pretext, stalking-horse, hypocrisy, lip service
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
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