Dissemble

[dɪ'semb(ə)l]

Definition

(verb.) behave unnaturally or affectedly; 'She's just acting'.

(verb.) hide under a false appearance; 'He masked his disappointment'.

Checker: Lola--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

(v. t.) To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

(v. i.) To conceal the real fact, motives, /tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite.

Editor: Marilyn

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Conceal, hide, disguise, cloak, cover.[2]. Feign, simulate, affect.

v. n. Feign, be hypocritical, play the hypocrite, play a part.

Typist: Weldon

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Disguise, conceal, repress, smother, restrain, cloke

ANT:Exhibit, manifest, protrude, vaunt, pretend, simulate, feign, assume, expose,profess, proclaim

Inputed by Dennis

Definition

v.t. to represent a thing as unlike what it actually is: to put an untrue semblance upon: to disguise: to conceal: (Shak.) to make unlike.—v.i. to assume a false appearance: to play the hypocrite: to dissimulate—ns. Dissem′blance (rare) want of resemblance: the act of dissembling; Dissem′bler; Dissem′bling.—p.adj. deceiving hypocritical.—adv. Dissem′blingly.

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