dissimulation

[dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuh n]

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noun

the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.

Origin of dissimulation

1350–1400; Middle English dissimulacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin dissimulātiōn- (stem of dissimulātiō a feigning); see dis-¹, simulation

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Examples from the Web for dissimulation

Undeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’|Jack Schwartz|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We do not see in this dissimulation anything very lofty; yet she acted with singular tact and discretion.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord
To deprive Philip of dissimulation and delay, however, was to take away his all.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley
As to Tiberius; already his body, already his spirits failed him; but his dissimulation failed him not.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus|Tacitus

Within a few months of her arrival the cool eye of Knox had pierced through the veil of Mary's dissimulation.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
The only strength he trusted to lay in his ingenuity and dissimulation.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Jacob Holyoake

Word Origin and History for dissimulation

late 14c., from Old French dissimulation (12c.), from Latin dissimulationem (nominative dissimulatio) "a disguising, concealment," noun of action from past participle stem of dissimulare "make unlike, conceal, disguise," from dis- "completely" + simulare "pretend, assume, simulate" (see simulation).

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