DISSEMBLING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of deceiving
   Synonym(s)
   • deceit (what does deceit mean?)
   • deception (what does deception mean?)
   • dissimulation (what does dissimulation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dissembling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • falsification (what does falsification mean?)
   • misrepresentaation (what does misrepresentaation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fakery (what does fakery mean?)
   • indirection (what does indirection mean?)
   • trickery (what does trickery mean?)
   • chicanery (what does chicanery mean?)
   • chicane (what does chicane mean?)
   • guile (what does guile mean?)
   • wile (what does wile mean?)
   • shenanigan (what does shenanigan mean?)
   • duplicity (what does duplicity mean?)
   • double-dealing (what does double-dealing mean?)
   • cheat (what does cheat mean?)
   • cheating (what does cheating mean?)
   • delusion (what does delusion mean?)
   • illusion (what does illusion mean?)
   • head game (what does head game mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretending (what does pretending mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • imposture (what does imposture mean?)
   • impersonation (what does impersonation mean?)
   • obscurantism (what does obscurantism mean?)
   • bluff (what does bluff mean?)
   • four flush (what does four flush mean?)
   • take-in (what does take-in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissimulate (what does dissimulate mean?)
   • deceive (what does deceive mean?)
   • lead on (what does lead on mean?)
   • delude (what does delude mean?)
   • cozen (what does cozen mean?)
   • deceive (what does deceive mean?)
   • betray (what does betray mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pretending with intention to deceive
   Synonym(s)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dissembling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • misrepresentation (what does misrepresentation mean?)
   • deceit (what does deceit mean?)
   • deception (what does deception mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bluff (what does bluff mean?)
   • pretext (what does pretext mean?)
   • stalking-horse (what does stalking-horse mean?)
   • hypocrisy (what does hypocrisy mean?)
   • lip service (what does lip service mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • feign (what does feign mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)
   • feign (what does feign mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)
   • feign (what does feign mean?)
   • sham (what does sham mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)

DISSEMBLING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive
   Synonym(s)
   • dissimulating (what does dissimulating mean?)
   • dissimulative (what does dissimulative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dissimulative arts
   Similar To
   • insincere (what does insincere mean?)