Dissemble — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make believe with the intent to deceive

hide under a false appearance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʊɹɹˈɛsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛmbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛmbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dʊɹɹˈɛsᵻz/.

Examples

He feigned that he was ill
He shammed a headache
He masked his disappointment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pretend feign sham affect cloak act mask

Parts of Speech

verb	make believe with the intent to deceive “He feigned that he was ill”
verb	hide under a false appearance “He masked his disappointment”
verb	behave unnaturally or affectedly “She's just acting”

Word Forms

feigning	noun	pretending with intention to deceive
sham	noun	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
shammer	noun	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
pretender	noun	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
pretense	noun	pretending with intention to deceive
pretending	noun	the act of giving a false appearance
dissembler	noun	a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
dissembling	noun	pretending with intention to deceive
cloak	noun	anything that covers or conceals
mask	noun	activity that tries to conceal something
masking	noun	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
act	noun	a manifestation of insincerity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbergen

mit der Absicht zu täuschen glauben machen

🇫🇷French

dissimuler

faire croire avec l'intention de tromper

🇪🇸Spanish

disimular

hacer creer con la intención de engañar

🇮🇹Italian

dissimulare

far credere con l'intento di ingannare

🇳🇱Dutch

veinzen

doen geloven met de bedoeling om te misleiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimular

fazer de conta com a intenção de enganar

🇷🇺Russian

лукавить

притворяться с намерением обмануть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वांग रचना

धोखा देने के इरादे से विश्वास करो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

প্রতারণা করার উদ্দেশ্যে বিশ্বাস করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிக்கவும்

ஏமாற்றும் நோக்கத்துடன் நம்புங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

మోసం చేయాలనే ఉద్దేశ్యంతో నమ్మించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र करणे

फसवणूक करण्याच्या हेतूने विश्वास ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસેમ્બલ

છેતરવાના ઇરાદાથી વિશ્વાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡಿಸಿ

ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ನಂಬುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപെടുത്തുക

വഞ്ചിക്കുക എന്ന ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടെ വിശ്വസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਡਣਾ

ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੇ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

جدا کرنا

دھوکہ دینے کے ارادے سے یقین کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掩饰

故意欺骗

🇯🇵Japanese

分解する

騙すつもりで信じさせる

🇰🇷Korean

숨기다

속이려는 의도로 믿다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giả vờ

tin tưởng với ý định lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดบัง

เชื่อด้วยเจตนาที่จะหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyembunyikan

percaya dengan maksud untuk menipu

🇲🇾Malay

menyamar

percaya dengan niat untuk menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راءى

تصديق بقصد الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

متلاشی کردن

به قصد فریب باور کن

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlemek

aldatmak amacıyla inandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַסתִיר

לגרום להאמין מתוך כוונה להונות

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The primary meaning of 'dissemble' is 'make believe with the intent to deceive'.

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