dissimulation

[ dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ dɪˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.

Origin of dissimulation

1350–1400; Middle English dissimulacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dissimulātiōn- (stem of dissimulātiō a feigning); see dis-¹, simulation

Words nearby dissimulation

dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system

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Example sentences from the Web for dissimulation

Undeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest.
Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’|Jack Schwartz|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We do not see in this dissimulation anything very lofty; yet she acted with singular tact and discretion.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord
To deprive Philip of dissimulation and delay, however, was to take away his all.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley
As to Tiberius; already his body, already his spirits failed him; but his dissimulation failed him not.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus|Tacitus

Within a few months of her arrival the cool eye of Knox had pierced through the veil of Mary's dissimulation.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
The only strength he trusted to lay in his ingenuity and dissimulation.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Jacob Holyoake

Medical definitions for dissimulation

dissimulation

[ dĭ-sĭm′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

Concealment of the truth about a situation, especially about a state of health, as by a malingerer.

单词	dissimulation
释义	dissimulation [ dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn ] / dɪˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dissimulation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy. Origin of dissimulation 1350–1400; Middle English dissimulacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dissimulātiōn- (stem of dissimulātiō a feigning); see dis-¹, simulation Words nearby dissimulation dissimilarity, dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dissimulation Undeterred, Wanda and Ida press on along a road of hostility and dissimulation that will lead to the harrowing end of their quest. Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’\|Jack Schwartz\|May 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST We do not see in this dissimulation anything very lofty; yet she acted with singular tact and discretion. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII\|John Lord To deprive Philip of dissimulation and delay, however, was to take away his all. The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66\|John Lothrop Motley As to Tiberius; already his body, already his spirits failed him; but his dissimulation failed him not. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus\|Tacitus Within a few months of her arrival the cool eye of Knox had pierced through the veil of Mary's dissimulation. History of the English People\|John Richard Green The only strength he trusted to lay in his ingenuity and dissimulation. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|George Jacob Holyoake Words related to dissimulation charade, visor, veil, cloak, camouflage, pretext, semblance, veneer, stratagem, guile, mask, conspiracy, evasion, complicity, fraud, deception, trickery, duplicity, hypocrisy, dishonesty Medical definitions for dissimulation dissimulation [ dĭ-sĭm′yə-lā′shən ] n. Concealment of the truth about a situation, especially about a state of health, as by a malingerer. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dissimulation

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