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feigning
Overview of noun feigning
The noun feigning has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling -- (pretending with intention to deceive)
2. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning -- (the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending")
Overview of verb feign
The verb feign has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
2. simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
=> falsehood, falsity, untruth
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> bluff
=> pretext, stalking-horse
=> hypocrisy, lip service
Sense 2
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> appearance, show
=> make-believe, pretend
=> affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness
=> masquerade
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
Sense 2
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Antonyms of noun feigning
Member Holonyms of noun feigning
Substance Holonyms of noun feigning
Part Holonyms of noun feigning
Member Meronyms of noun feigning
Substance Meronyms of noun feigning
Part Meronyms of noun feigning
Meronyms of noun feigning
Holonyms of noun feigning
Attributes of noun feigning
Derived Forms of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
RELATED TO>(verb) feign#1
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sense 2
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
RELATED TO>(verb) feign#2
=> simulate, assume, sham, feign
Domain of noun feigning
Domain Terms of noun feigning
Familiarity of noun feigning
feigning used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
=> bill of goods
=> humbug, snake oil
=> half-truth
=> facade, window dressing
=> exaggeration, overstatement, magnification
=> snow job
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> subterfuge, blind
=> trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery
=> fraudulence, duplicity
=> evasion, equivocation
Sense 2
pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> fakery
=> indirection
=> trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
=> duplicity, double-dealing
=> cheat, cheating
=> delusion, illusion, head game
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> imposture, impersonation
=> obscurantism
=> bluff, four flush
=> take-in
Meronyms of noun feigning
2 senses of feigning
Holonyms of noun feigning
Grep of noun feigning
feigning
Antonyms of verb feign
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
=> represent
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
=> dissemble, pretend, act
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> play possum
=> take a dive
=> bullshit, bull, fake
=> mouth
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
=> play
=> feint
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
=> dissemble, pretend, act
'Cause To' of verb feign
Derived Forms of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
RELATED TO>(noun) feigning#1
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
RELATED TO>(noun) feigning#2
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
Domain of verb feign
Domain Terms of verb feign
Familiarity of verb feign
feign used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb feign
2 senses of feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
> misrepresent, belie
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> falsify, distort, garble, warp
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
> dissemble, pretend, act
=> simulate, assume, sham, feign
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb feign
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
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Sense 2
simulate, assume, sham, feign
=> dissemble, pretend, act
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Grep of verb feign
feign
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