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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

Veiel’s inquiry becomes a time capsule from the 20th century with creepy echoes in our current era of corrosive dissembling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

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

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023

Some Russians also said Mr. Zelensky was dissembling.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2023

He was not good at dissembling and he was very well understood.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck