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dissembling
Overview of noun dissembling
The noun dissembling has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling -- (pretending with intention to deceive)
2. deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation -- (the act of deceiving)
Overview of verb dissemble
The verb dissemble has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
2. dissemble, cloak, mask -- (hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment")
3. dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting")
Overview of adj dissembling
The adj dissembling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dissembling, dissimulating, dissimulative -- (concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dissembling
2 senses of dissembling
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
=> falsehood, falsity, untruth
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun dissembling
2 senses of dissembling
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> bluff
=> pretext, stalking-horse
=> hypocrisy, lip service
Sense 2
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> fakery
=> indirection
=> trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
=> duplicity, double-dealing
=> cheat, cheating
=> delusion, illusion, head game
=> pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
=> imposture, impersonation
=> obscurantism
=> bluff, four flush
=> take-in
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dissembling
2 senses of dissembling
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
Sense 2
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
=> falsification, misrepresentaation
Antonyms of noun dissembling
Member Holonyms of noun dissembling
Substance Holonyms of noun dissembling
Part Holonyms of noun dissembling
Member Meronyms of noun dissembling
Substance Meronyms of noun dissembling
Part Meronyms of noun dissembling
Meronyms of noun dissembling
Holonyms of noun dissembling
Attributes of noun dissembling
Derived Forms of noun dissembling
1 of 2 senses of dissembling
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
RELATED TO>(verb) dissemble#1
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Domain of noun dissembling
Domain Terms of noun dissembling
Familiarity of noun dissembling
dissembling used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun dissembling
2 senses of dissembling
Sense 1
pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
> misrepresentation, deceit, deception
=> bill of goods
=> humbug, snake oil
=> half-truth
=> facade, window dressing
=> exaggeration, overstatement, magnification
=> snow job
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
=> subterfuge, blind
=> trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery
=> fraudulence, duplicity
=> evasion, equivocation
Sense 2
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
> falsification, misrepresentaation
=> distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
=> equivocation, tergiversation
=> lying, prevarication, fabrication
=> deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Meronyms of noun dissembling
2 senses of dissembling
Holonyms of noun dissembling
Grep of noun dissembling
dissembling
Antonyms of verb dissemble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
=> represent
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
=> hide, conceal
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dissemble
2 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> play possum
=> take a dive
=> bullshit, bull, fake
=> mouth
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
=> simulate, assume, sham, feign
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
'Cause To' of verb dissemble
Derived Forms of verb dissemble
1 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
RELATED TO>(noun) dissembler#1
=> hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
RELATED TO>(noun) dissembling#1
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
Domain of verb dissemble
Domain Terms of verb dissemble
Familiarity of verb dissemble
dissemble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dissemble
2 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
> misrepresent, belie
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> falsify, distort, garble, warp
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
> disguise
=> dissemble, cloak, mask
=> dissimulate
=> masquerade
=> camouflage
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
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Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
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Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
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Grep of verb dissemble
dissemble
Antonyms of adj dissembling
1 sense of dissembling
Sense 1
dissembling, dissimulating, dissimulative
INDIRECT (VIA insincere) -> sincere
Similarity of adj dissembling
1 sense of dissembling
Sense 1
dissembling, dissimulating, dissimulative
=> insincere (vs. sincere)
Pertainyms of adj dissembling
Attributes of adj dissembling
Domain of adj dissembling
Domain Terms of adj dissembling
Familiarity of adj dissembling
dissembling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj dissembling
dissembling
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