feigned

American  

[feynd] / feɪnd /

adjective

1. pretended; sham; counterfeit.

   feigned enthusiasm.

2. assumed; fictitious.

   a feigned name.

3. disguised.

   a feigned voice.

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Other Word Forms

• feignedly adverb
• feignedness noun

Etymology

Origin of feigned

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; feign + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Democrats feigned alarm over the memo’s explication of the unitary executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

But sentencing minster Jake Richards accused the Conservatives of "feigned outrage" and said the government is "cleaning up the mess" left by the Tories.

From BBC

When another student enters and surveys the bodies on the ground in poorly feigned shock, few manage to suppress their giggles.

From Salon

Prosecutors argued Patterson had faked a cancer diagnosis to coax the guests to her house, then poisoned them and feigned illness to ward off suspicion.

From BBC

“Go on,” Johnson says with a feigned seriousness.

From Los Angeles Times