dissimulation
Example Sentences
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Her dissimulation, Passon added, included having simultaneous husbands on both American coasts.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021
Hiding, dissimulation, and other forms of deception amount to disrespect.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2021
“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
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.
