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feign definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb feign 2 senses of feign Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth Sense 2 simulate, assume, sham, feign => play => feint Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb feign 2 senses of feign Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth => lip-synch, lip-sync Sense 2 simulate, assume, sham, feign => play => feint Entailment of verb feign Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb feign 2 senses of feign Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie Sense 2 simulate, assume, sham, feign => dissemble, pretend, act Familiarity of verb feign feign used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb feign Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie -------------- Sense 2 simulate, assume, sham, feign => dissemble, pretend, act -------------- Grep of noun feign feigning Overview of verb feign The verb feign has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") 2. simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep") Grep of adj feign feigned Overview of verb feign The verb feign has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") 2. simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep")
feign definition
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