feigning

Other forms: feignings

Definitions of feigning

1. noun

   pretending with intention to deceive
   synonyms: dissembling, pretence, pretense

   types:

   bluff

   pretense that your position is stronger than it really is

   pretext, stalking-horse

   something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

   hypocrisy, lip service

   an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

   putoff

   a pretext for delay or inaction

   crocodile tears

   a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping

   type of:

   deceit, deception, misrepresentation

   a misleading falsehood
2. noun

   the act of giving a false appearance
   synonyms: pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation

   types:

   appearance, show

   pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

   make-believe, pretend

   the enactment of a pretense

   affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose

   a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

   masquerade

   making a false outward show

   attitude

   a theatrical pose created for effect

   radical chic

   an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them

   type of:

   deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation

   the act of deceiving