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guile vs dissembling

dissembling vs guile

guile and dissembling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
guile Yes No No No
dissembling Yes No No No
As nouns, dissembling is a hypernym of guile; that is, dissembling is a word with a broader meaning than guile:
  • guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
  • dissembling: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of guile include deceit, deception, dissimulation.
guile (noun) dissembling (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) the act of deceiving
the quality of being crafty pretending with intention to deceive
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Difference between guile and dissembling

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