Dissimulation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of dissimulating; concealment of reality under a diverse or contrary appearance; feigning; hypocrisy; deceit.
  • noun. Synonyms Simulation (see dissemble and dissembler), duplicity, deceit.
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  • noun. The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
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  • noun. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
  • noun. Hiding one's feelings or purposes.
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  • noun. the act of deceiving
    • Word Usage
    "Still we have our limits beyond which we call dissimulation treachery."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    falsification  misrepresentation  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    bluff  cheat  cheating  chicane  chicanery  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    artifice  baseness  bribery  chicanery  covetousness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Tartuffe  cloaking  concealing  cunning  deceit  
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