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feigning vs dissembling

dissembling vs feigning

feigning and dissembling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feigning Yes No No No
dissembling Yes No No No
As nouns, dissembling is a hypernym of feigning; that is, dissembling is a word with a broader meaning than feigning:
  • feigning: the act of giving a false appearance
  • dissembling: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of feigning include deceit, deception, dissimulation.
As nouns, feigning and dissembling are synonyms defined as:
  • feigning and dissembling: pretending with intention to deceive
Other synonyms of feigning include pretence, pretense.
feigning (noun) dissembling (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance the act of deceiving
pretending with intention to deceive pretending with intention to deceive
Difference between feigning and dissembling

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