Feigning
51pretending — noun the act of giving a false appearance his conformity was only pretending • Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑simulation, ↑feigning • Derivationally related forms: ↑feign (for: ↑ …
52simulation — noun 1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑model, ↑modelling, ↑modeling • Hyponyms: ↑war …
53tom o'bedlam — əˈbedləm noun (plural tom o bedlams) Usage: usually capitalized T&B Etymology: Tom (nickname for Thomas) + o + Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, England, an insane asylum more at bedlam : a wandering… …
54Abraham-man — A bra*ham man or Abram man A bram man , n. [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining …
55Abram-man — Abraham man A bra*ham man or Abram man A bram man , n. [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake… …
56Dissimulate — Dis*sim u*late, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson. [1913 Webster] …
57dissimulation — dis*sim u*la tion, n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. [1913 Webster] Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9. [1913… …
58Feign — Feign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feigning}.] [OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr. L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See {Dough}, and cf. {Figure}, {Faint}, {Effigy}, {Fiction}.] 1. To give a mental …
59Feigned — Feign Feign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feigning}.] [OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr. L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See {Dough}, and cf. {Figure}, {Faint}, {Effigy}, {Fiction}.] 1. To give a… …
60Fiction — Fic tion, n. [F. fiction, L. fictio, fr. fingere, fictum to form, shape, invent, feign. See {Feign}.] 1. The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is feigned,… …
