English Explanatory Dictionary

dissimulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
  2. Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

Word forms

dissimulation dissimulations

Etymology

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

Synonyms

deceptiveness trickery underhandedness deceit deceitfulness dissimulation duplicity fraudulence fraudulency perfidy
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