dissimulation en · NOUN
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Changes in London”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 233:
- (countable, uncountable) Hiding one's feelings or intentions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dissimulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
deceitfulness · deceptiveness · underhandedness · deceit · trickery · fraudulence · trickery · deceptiveness · duplicity · underhandedness · fraudulency · perfidy · dissimulation
Translations (29)
grc εἰρωνεία (the act of concealing the truth) · da hykleri (the act of concealing the truth) · el συγκάλυψη (the act of concealing the truth) · da forstillelse (the act of concealing the truth) · es disimulación (the act of concealing the truth) · ca dissimulació (the act of concealing the truth) · hi मिथ्या (the act of concealing the truth) · sa माया (the act of concealing the truth) · hi माया (the act of concealing the truth) · uk дисимуляція (the act of concealing the truth) · sa कपट (the act of concealing the truth) · bg преструвка (the act of concealing the truth) · nb forstillelse (the act of concealing the truth) · el απόκρυψη (the act of concealing the truth) · hi स्वाँग (the act of concealing the truth) · es disimulo (the act of concealing the truth) · hi कपट (the act of concealing the truth) · hi ढोंग (the act of concealing the truth) · hi छल (the act of concealing the truth) · fr dissimulation (the act of concealing the truth) · enm dissimulacioun (the act of concealing the truth) · sa छल (the act of concealing the truth) · kea fantuxada (the act of concealing the truth) · bg лицемерие (the act of concealing the truth) · sa मिथ्या (the act of concealing the truth) · uk приховування (the act of concealing the truth) · it dissimulazione (the act of concealing the truth) · hi झूठ (the act of concealing the truth) · fa تدلیس (the act of concealing the truth)