Feigning

feign  (fn)

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.

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[Middle English feinen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, to shape, form; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	feigning - pretending with intention to deceive dissembling, pretense, pretence deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood bluff - pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted" pretext, stalking-horse - something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason hypocrisy, lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
	2.	feigning - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" pretending, pretense, simulation, pretence dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving show, appearance - pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" pretend, make-believe - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"