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feign

Verbs

• (v) make believe with the intent to deceive
  • He feigned that he was ill
  • He shammed a headache
  dissemble, pretend, sham, affect,
• (v) make a pretence of
  • She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
  • he feigned sleep
  sham, simulate, assume,

Synonyms

dissemble pretend sham affect simulate assume

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