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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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Then, the dissembling from Burden’s husband, the declarations that it meant nothing, that he still loved her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Mr. Trump began by speaking in his usual discursive, dissembling manner.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2024

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

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023

“Ah well,” I said, dissembling, “perhaps I exaggerate. If they return we shall have a fine dowry for our daughter, and that is indeed a good thing.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya