feigning vs masquerade

feigning and masquerade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feigning	Yes	No	No	No
masquerade	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of feigning include appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose, charade.

feigning (noun)	masquerade (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	making a false outward show
pretending with intention to deceive	a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
	a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

feigning (verb)	masquerade (verb)
	pretend to be someone or something that you are not
	take part in a masquerade