Definition of dissembling Dissembling
/dɪsɛˈmblɪŋ/ - [disembling] -
We found 7 definitions of dissembling from 4 different sources.
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What does dissembling mean?
WordNet
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| dissembling - the act of deceiving | ||
| deception, deceit, dissimulation | ||
| misrepresentation, falsification a misleading falsehood | ||
| fakery the act of faking (or the product of faking) | ||
| indirection deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats" | ||
| chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||
| double-dealing, duplicity acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||
| cheating, cheat a deception for profit to yourself | ||
| head game, delusion, illusion the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas | ||
| pretending, feigning, simulation, pretence, pretense the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) | ||
| imposture, impersonation pretending to be another person | ||
| obscurantism a deliberate act intended to make something obscure | ||
| four flush, bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards | ||
| dissembling - pretending with intention to deceive | ||
| pretense, pretence, feigning | ||
| misrepresentation, deceit, deception a misleading falsehood | ||
| bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards | ||
| pretext, stalking-horse something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dissembling (Noun)
The action of the verb dissemble. - dissembling (Verb)
Present participle of dissemble.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dissembling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dissemble - dissembling (a.)
That dissembles; hypocritical; false.
Part of speech
🔤- dissembling, verb, gerund of dissemble (infinitive).
