dissemble

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verb

1. make believe with the intent to deceive (Freq. 1)
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
• Syn:
feign, sham, pretend, affect
• Derivationally related forms:
dissembler, dissembling, pretender (for: pretend), pretense (for: pretend), pretending (for: pretend), sham (for: sham), shammer (for: sham), feigning (for: feign)
• Hypernyms:
misrepresent, belie
• Hyponyms:
play possum, take a dive, talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull,
fake, mouth
• Verb Group:
make, pretend, make believe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
2. behave unnaturally or affectedly
- She's just acting
• Syn:
pretend, act
• Derivationally related forms:
act (for: act), pretender (for: pretend)
• Hyponyms:
simulate, assume, sham, feign
• Verb Group:
act, behave, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. hide under a false appearance
- He masked his disappointment
• Syn:
cloak, mask
• Derivationally related forms:
mask (for: mask), masking (for: mask), cloak (for: cloak)
• Hypernyms:
disguise, mask
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pretend, act, cloak, mask, feign, sham, affect