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cheating vs dissembling

dissembling vs cheating

cheating and dissembling both are nouns.

cheating is an adjective but dissembling is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheating Yes Yes No No
dissembling Yes No No No
As nouns, dissembling is a hypernym of cheating; that is, dissembling is a word with a broader meaning than cheating:
  • cheating: a deception for profit to yourself
  • dissembling: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of cheating include deceit, deception, dissimulation.
cheating (noun) dissembling (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself the act of deceiving
pretending with intention to deceive
cheating (adjective) dissembling (adjective)
violating accepted standards or rules
not faithful to a spouse or lover
Difference between cheating and dissembling

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