dissimulation
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissimulation in British English:
UK [dɪˌsɪmjʊ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce dissimulation in American English:
US [dɪˌsɪmjʊ'leɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of deceiving
Word Origin
- dissimulation (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French dissimulation (12c.), from Latin dissimulationem (nominative dissimulatio) "a disguising, concealment," noun of action from past participle stem of dissimulare "make unlike, conceal, disguise," from dis- "completely" + simulare "pretend, assume, simulate" (see simulation).
Example
- 1. Let love be without dissimulation .
- 2. He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy .
- 3. The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation .
- 4. The protective instinct always nerved her to successful dissimulation .
- 5. Still we have our limits beyond which we call dissimulation treachery .