dissemble

dɪˈsɛmbəl

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Definition of dissemble - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

pretending

Rare

pretend to be something one is not

Rare

He would dissemble innocence to avoid suspicion.

feign

masquerade

pretend

conceal emotions

Rare

hide one's true feelings or intentions

Rare

She smiled to dissemble her nervousness..

feign

masquerade

pretend

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Origin of dissemble

Latin, dissimulare (to disguise)

Examples of dissemble in a sentence

They would often dissemble to gain trust.
He tried to dissemble his disappointment with a laugh.
They could not dissemble their true intentions any longer.

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French:feindre, ...
German:vortäuschen, verbergen, ...
Italian:fingere, nascondere, ...
Spanish:fingir, ocultar, ...
Portuguese:dissimular, ocultar, ...
Chinese:假装, ...
Japanese:偽る, 隠す, ...
Arabic:تَظَاهَرَ, أخفَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים, לְהַסְתִּיר, ...
Russian:притворяться, скрывать, ...
Ukrainian:прикидатися, приховувати, ...
Hindi:दिखावा करना, छिपाना, ...
Bengali:ভান করা, লুকানো, ...
Catalan:fingir, dissimular, ...
Czech:přetvařovat se, zastírat, ...
Danish:foregive, dække over, ...
Dutch:veinzen, gevoelens verbergen, ...
Greek:προσποιούμαι, αποκρύπτω, ...
Hungarian:tettetni magát, leplezni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើពុតជា, លាក់បាំងអារម្មណ៍ពិត, ...
Korean:가장하다, 감정을 숨기다, ...
Persian:تظاهر می‌کرد, پنهان کردن احساسات, ...
Polish:udawać, ukrywać emocje, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissimular, ocultar, ...
Romanian:a disimula, a preface, ...
Swedish:låtsas, dölja känslor, ...
Thai:แสร้งทำ, ปิดบังความรู้สึก, ...
Turkish:numara yapmak, duygularını gizlemek, ...
Vietnamese:giả vờ, giấu cảm xúc, ...

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