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dissimulation
[ dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ dɪˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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Definition of dissimulation
noun
the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
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Origin of dissimulation
1350–1400; Middle English dissimulacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dissimulātiōn- (stem of dissimulātiō a feigning); see dis-1, simulation
Words nearby dissimulation
dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system
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Medical definitions for dissimulation
dissimulation
[ dĭ-sĭm′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
Concealment of the truth about a situation, especially about a state of health, as by a malingerer.
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