noun.
Dissimulation; deception; falsehood.
To invent or imagine; utter, relate, or represent falsely or deceitfully.
To make a false appearance of; counterfeit; simulate; pretend: as, to feign death.
To dissemble; disguise; conceal.
Reflexively, to show a sudden weakness; become weak or faint.
Synonyms To affect, simulate, profess.
To make believe; practise dissimulation or false representation; dissemble.
To sing with a low voice.