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dissembling — dis·sem·ble || dɪ sembl v. act in a false or misleading manner, disguise one s true motives … English contemporary dictionary
dissembling — noun 1. pretending with intention to deceive • Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑feigning • Derivationally related forms: ↑dissemble, ↑feign (for: ↑feigning), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
color — col·or n: a legal claim to or appearance of a right or authority threats that gave color to an act of self defense usu. used in the phrase under color of a police officer held liable for violating the plaintiff s civil rights under color of state … Law dictionary
dissimulation — dis*sim u*la tion, n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. [1913 Webster] Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretense — noun 1) cease this pretense Syn: make believe, putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, faking, feigning, simulation, dissimulation, play acting, posturing; deception, deceit, deceitfulness, fraud, fraudulence, dupl … Thesaurus of popular words
dis|sem|blance — «dih SEHM bluhns», noun. 1. the act of dissembling; dissimulation. 2. Archaic. lack of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity … Useful english dictionary
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