dissimulation
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 9, 2022
“Its present meaning is: the assumption of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, with dissimulation of real characters or inclinations.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2020
But May was beloved because he remained utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation, candid to the point of tactlessness.
From Scientific American • May 26, 2020
Under these circumstances, evasion is unacceptable, and any attempt at dissimulation should be rejected.
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018
The others were more practiced at this particular dissimulation.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
