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dissimulation

[ dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ dɪˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.

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to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength

to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction

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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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Example sentences 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

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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