dissimulation

[ dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissimulation¹

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

Example Sentences

For the Sankara family the trial is “a chance to heal,” he said — and to establish the realities about a young leader whose story has been blurred by years of mythmaking, dissimulation and lies.

From New York Times

Dissimulation and enchanted islands alike were catnip to 18th century opera composers, as they have been in literature and myth through the ages.

From Los Angeles Times

Her dissimulation, Passon added, included having simultaneous husbands on both American coasts.

From New York Times

The others were more practiced at this particular dissimulation.

From Literature

This attitude often implies a bit of dissimulation, in particular on the part of the group leader.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• cover-up
• deceit
• deception
• dishonesty
• distortion
• fabrication
• fakery
• fallacy
• falsity
• misstatement
• perjury
• prevarication
• sham
• tall tale
• untruth