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Textual thesaurus for "dissemble"

(verb) sham, feign, pretend, affect

make believe with the intent to deceive

He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache


(verb) pretend, act

behave unnaturally or affectedly

She's just acting


(verb) cloak, mask

hide under a false appearance

He masked his disappointment