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English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.
Noun
dissimulation (countable and uncountable, plural dissimulations)
- The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
1837, L E L, “Changes in London”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. In Three Volumes.">…], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 233:Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.
- Hiding one's feelings or intentions.
Translations
the act of concealing the truth
French
Etymology
From Latin dissimulātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
dissimulation f (plural dissimulations)
- dissimulation
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