feigning

n. pretending, pretence, acting in a false or misleading manner, dissembling

v. fake, pretend; make up, fabricate; imitate

Deception is the act of convincing another to believe information that is not true.Deception involves concepts like propaganda, distraction and concealment. Fiction, while sometimes manipulative, is not a deception unless it is portrayed as the whole truth; not to be confused with half-truths.In many cases it is difficult to distinguish deception from providing unintentionally wrong information. One of the reasons for this is that a person or an entire organization may be self-deceived.
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Noun
1. pretending with intention to deceive
(synonym) pretense, pretence, dissembling
(hypernym) misrepresentation, deceit, deception
(hyponym) bluff
(derivation) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
2. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
(synonym) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hyponym) appearance, show
(derivation) simulate, assume, sham, feign

Verb
1. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
(synonym) sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) play possum
(verb-group) make, pretend, make believe
(derivation) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
2. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
(synonym) simulate, assume, sham
(hypernym) dissemble, pretend, act
(hyponym) play
(derivation) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

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