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impersonation vs dissembling

dissembling vs impersonation

impersonation and dissembling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impersonation Yes No No No
dissembling Yes No No No
As nouns, dissembling is a hypernym of impersonation; that is, dissembling is a word with a broader meaning than impersonation:
  • impersonation: pretending to be another person
  • dissembling: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of impersonation include deceit, deception, dissimulation.
impersonation (noun) dissembling (noun)
imitating the mannerisms of another person the act of deceiving
pretending to be another person pretending with intention to deceive
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Difference between impersonation and dissembling

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