dissemblingdis*sem"bling (?), a.
that dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.
(
p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dissemble Â
(
a.)
That dissembles; hypocritical; false. Â
Noun1.
pretending with intention to
deceive (synonym) pretense, pretence,
feigning (hypernym) misrepresentation, deceit,
deception (hyponym)
bluff (derivation) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble2.
the act of
deceiving (synonym) deception, deceit,
dissimulation (hypernym) falsification, misrepresentaation (hyponym) fakery
Adjective1.
concealing under a
false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" (synonym) dissimulating,
dissimulative (similar) insincere
Verb1.
make believe with the intent to deceive; "He
feigned that he
was ill"; "He
shammed a headache" (synonym) feign, sham, pretend,
affect (hypernym) misrepresent,
belie (hyponym)
play possum (verb-group) make, pretend,
make believe (derivation) hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender2.
hide under a
false appearance; "He
masked his disappointment" (synonym) cloak,
mask (hypernym) disguise3.
behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's
just acting" (synonym) pretend,
act (hyponym) simulate, assume, sham,
feign (verb-group) act, behave, do
Ffuannol = feigning, dissembling
LIE is a three-letter abbreviation that
may refer to:Liechtenstein,
ioc country code "LIE"Long
island Expressway,
new York, U.S.In Socionics, a Logical
intuitive Extrovert
A
lie is a
type of
deception in
the form of an
untruthful statement with the intention to deceive,
often with the further intention to
maintain a
secret or reputation, or to avoid punishment.
To lie is to
state something one knows is false with
the intention that it be
taken for the truth by
someone else. A liar is a
person who is lying,
who has lied, or
who lies repeatedly.
