dissimulation

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Definition of dissimulation

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.

“Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.

“Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.”
(countable, uncountable)Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

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Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.

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