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dissembling

  • present participle
    of dissemble.
    dissemble
    verb (used with object)
    to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.
  • a word derived from dissemble.
    dissemble
    verb (used with object)
    to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.

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This fits his dissembling about his reason for vetoing the tax-credit bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

“Family Plan,” starring Mark Wahlberg as the dissembling patriarch, plays it for laughs, using his deception and its unraveling as a springboard for screwball comedy.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

But altogether, the scope of his lying certainly seems to go beyond dishonesty or dissembling for monetary gain alone.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023

I often found myself sympathizing with the chorus members, who were blessed with some of Puts’s most compelling music but burdened with constantly assembling and dissembling the set.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022

The very complexity of her feelings confirmed Briony in her view that she was entering an arena of adult emotion and dissembling from which her writing was bound to benefit.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan