Dissimulation
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. countable, uncountable
"Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts."
- 2 the act of deceiving wordnet
- 3 Hiding one's feelings or intentions. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.
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