dissembling
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(satellite adjective) concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" |
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Synonyms: dissimulating, dissimulative |
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(noun) the act of deceiving |
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Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation |
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Related Words: bluff, cheat, cheating, chicanery, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, falsehood, falsification, feigning, four flush, guile, head game, illusion, impersonation, imposture, indirection, misrepresentation, obscurantism, pretence, pretending, pretense, shenanigan, simulation, trickery, wile |
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(noun) pretending with intention to deceive |
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Synonyms: feigning, pretense |
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Related Words: bluff, deceit, deception, hypocrisy, lip service, misrepresentation, pretext, stalking-horse |
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