feign – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
feign
v.
fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate
Deception
Deception,
beguilement,
deceit,
bluff,
mystification and
subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not
true, or not the whole truth (as in
half-truths or
omission). Deception can involve
dissimulation,
propaganda, and
sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also
self-deception, as in
bad faith.
feign
Verb
1. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
(synonym) sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) play possum
(verb-group) make, pretend, make believe
(derivation) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
2. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
(synonym) simulate, assume, sham
(hypernym) dissemble, pretend, act
(hyponym) play
(derivation) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
feign
v.
simulovat; předstírat
feign
Czas.
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