dissembling

dissembling
    n 1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretense},
         {pretence}, {feigning}, {dissembling}]
    2: the act of deceiving [syn: {deception}, {deceit},
       {dissembling}, {dissimulation}]
    

Dissemble \Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissembled}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Dissembling}.] [OF. dissembler to be
   dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L.
   simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See
   {Simulate}, and cf. {Dissimulate}.]
   1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign
      (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue
      appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.
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            Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.
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            Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
            But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P.
                                                  Kemble.
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   2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to
      simulate; to feign.
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            He soon dissembled a sleep.           --Tatler.

   Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See
        {Conceal}.
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Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a.
   That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- {Dis*sem"bling*ly},
   adv.
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