dissimulation vs bluff

bluff vs dissimulation

dissimulation and bluff both are nouns.

dissimulation is not an adjective while bluff is an adjective.

dissimulation is not a verb while bluff is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissimulation	Yes	No	No	No
bluff	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, bluff is a hyponym of dissimulation; that is, bluff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissimulation:

dissimulation: the act of deceiving
bluff: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

Other hyponyms of dissimulation include fakery, indirection, chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile, double-dealing, duplicity, cheat, cheating, delusion, head game, illusion, feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation, impersonation, imposture, obscurantism, four flush, take-in.

dissimulation (noun)	bluff (noun)
the act of deceiving	the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
	pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
	a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

dissimulation (adjective)	bluff (adjective)
	very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
	bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured

dissimulation (verb)	bluff (verb)
	frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
	deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

Difference between dissimulation and bluff

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