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feign
(fān)v. feigned, feign·ing, feigns
v.tr.
1.
a. To give a false appearance of: feign sleep.
b. To represent falsely; pretend to: feign authorship of a novel.
2. To imitate so as to deceive: feign another's voice.
3. To fabricate: feigned an excuse.
4. Archaic To invent or imagine.
v.intr.
To pretend; dissemble.
[Middle English feinen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, to shape, form; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]
feign
(feɪn)vb
1. to put on a show of (a quality or emotion); pretend: to feign innocence.
2. (tr) to make up; invent: to feign an excuse.
3. (tr) to copy; imitate: to feign someone's laugh.
[C13: from Old French feindre to pretend, from Latin fingere to form, shape, invent]
ˈfeigner n
ˈfeigningly adv
feign
(feɪn)v.t.
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.
v.i. 4. to make believe; pretend: He is only feigning.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin fingere to shape]
feign′er, n.
feign′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See pretend.
feign
Past participle: feigned
Gerund: feigning
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Verb | 1. | feign - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" play possum - to pretend to be dead take a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word" |
2. | feign - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" feint - deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot" |
feign
feign
verb1. To take on or give a false appearance of:
Idiom: make believe.
2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:
3. To contrive and present as genuine:
Idioms: make believe, put on an act.
Translations
يَدَّعي، يَتَظاهَر أنَّه يَشْعُر
předstírat
simulereforegive
gera sér upp, láta líta út fyrir
izliktiessimulēt
affekterelate som om
numara/yalandan yapmak
feign
vt → vortäuschen; friendship, interest, sympathy, feelings also → heucheln; to feign illness/madness → simulieren, sich krank/verrückt stellen; to feign sleep/death → sich schlafend/tot stellen
feign
(fein) verb to pretend to feel. He feigned illness.
feigned adjective pretended. feigned happiness.