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feigning
1. n. Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
feign
1. v. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
They feigned her signature on the cheque.
2. v. To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
3. v. To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
4. v. To hide or conceal.
Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework.

Example Sentences

I'm only feigning madness, and while I pretend, I stir up the angry populace, and prepare your path to the throne of Denmark!  A slick, well postured man feigning pleasure.

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