feigning vs pose

pose vs feigning

feigning and pose both are nouns.

feigning is not a verb while pose is a verb.

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

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

feigning: the act of giving a false appearance
pose: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

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

feigning (noun)	pose (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
pretending with intention to deceive	affected manners intended to impress others
	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

feigning (verb)	pose (verb)
	be a mystery or bewildering to
	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
	offer for others to consider

Difference between feigning and pose

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