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feigned definition
feigned |
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 -------------- 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") Overview of adj feigned The adj feigned has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. feigned -- (not genuine; "feigned sympathy") Antonyms of adj feigned 1 sense of feigned Sense 1 feigned INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere Similarity of adj feigned 1 sense of feigned Sense 1 feigned => insincere (vs. sincere) Attributes of adj feigned Familiarity of adj feigned feigned used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj feigned feigned unfeigned 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") Overview of adj feigned The adj feigned has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. feigned -- (not genuine; "feigned sympathy")
feigned definition
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