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feign

/ feign /

verb

verb Sense 1

make believe with the intent to deceive

"He feigned that he was ill"

"He shammed a headache"

Type of:

misrepresent belie

Kinds of:

play possum take a dive bullshit bull fake

Derived:

hypocrite dissembler phony phoney pretender

Verb group:

make pretend make believe

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Something ----s somebody

Something is ----ing PP

verb Sense 2

make a pretence of

"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"

"he feigned sleep"

Type of:

dissemble pretend act

Kinds of:

play feint

Derived:

pretense pretence pretending simulation feigning

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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