dissimulation
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dis·sim·u·late
(dĭ-sĭm′yə-lāt′)v. dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates
v.tr.
To conceal (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
v.intr.
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulāre, dissimulāt- : dis-, dis- + simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.]
dis·sim′u·la′tion n.
dis·sim′u·la′tive adj.
dis·sim′u·la′tor n.
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Dissimulation
of birds: a flock—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | dissimulation - the act of deceiving falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts fakery - the act of faking (or the product of faking) indirection - deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats" chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) double-dealing, duplicity - acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" imposture, impersonation - pretending to be another person obscurantism - a deliberate act intended to make something obscure four flush, bluff - the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards take-in - the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone |
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dissimulation
n → Verstellung f, → Heuchelei f
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