Dissemble - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈsembl|
Brit.
|dɪˈsemb(ə)l|
verb
- make believe with the intent to deceive (syn: affect, feign, pretend, sham)
- hide under a false appearance (syn: cloak, mask)
- behave unnaturally or affectedly (syn: act, pretend)
- hide under a false appearance (syn: cloak, mask)
- behave unnaturally or affectedly (syn: act, pretend)
Extra examples
...he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else...
...children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age...
It cannot be dissembled, that he is ill.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: dissemble
he/she/it: dissembles
present participle: dissembling
past tense: dissembled
past participle: dissembled
I/you/we/they: dissemble
he/she/it: dissembles
present participle: dissembling
past tense: dissembled
past participle: dissembled
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