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Feigning
/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
📖 Definitions of "Feigning"
verb
- 1
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
"The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam."
- 2
To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
"He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time."
- 3
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
- 4
To hide or conceal.
"Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework."
noun
- 1
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
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