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dissimulation

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dis⋅sim⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [di-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME dissimulacioun (< AF) < L dissimulātiōn- (s. of dissimulātiō a feigning); see dis- 1 , simulation
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dis·sim·u·late   (dĭ-sĭm'yə-lāt')   
v.   dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates

v.   tr.
To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
v.   intr.
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.

[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulāre, dissimulāt- : dis-, dis- + simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.]
dis·sim'u·la'tion n., dis·sim'u·la'tive adj., dis·sim'u·la'tor n.
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dissimulation dis·sim·u·la·tion (dĭ-sĭm'yə-lā'shən)
n.
Concealment of the truth about a situation, especially about a state of health, as by a malingerer.

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