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    dis·sem·ble
    [dəˈsemb(ə)l]
    verb
    dissembling (present participle)
    1. conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs:
      "an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble"
      • disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention):
        "she smiled, dissembling her true emotion"
    Origin
    late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal’.
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    1. conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs:
      dissimulate
      pretend
      deceive
      feign
      act
      masquerade
      sham
      fake
      bluff
      counterfeit
      pose
      posture
      lie
      cover up
      conceal
      disguise
      hide
      mask
      veil
      shroud
      hide one's feelings
      be dishonest
      put on a false front
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    1. Hiding one's real feelings or intentions
      dissemble (something) to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones

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      to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts: He accused the government of dissembling.

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        DISSEMBLING meaning: 1. present participle of dissemble 2. to hide your …

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        DISSEMBLANCE definition: 1. the act of hiding something such as the truth or …

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        dissembling 의미, 정의, dissembling의 정의: 1. present participle of dissemble 2. to …

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        DISSEMINATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of disseminate 2. to …

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      What does dissembling mean?
      Dissembling means hiding your real intentions and feelings or the facts.

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      What is the present participle of dissemble?
      present participle of dissemble 2. to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts: . Learn more.

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      What is the opposite of dissembling?
      The opposite of dissembling is being honest. She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling. Want to learn more? Definition of dissemble verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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      What does it mean to dissemble deliberately?
      To say that they are dissembling deliberately means that they are deliberately lying. Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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      Why might someone have to dissemble?
      • He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues. • She had, as far as he knew, no reason to be curious, and therefore no reason to dissemble her curiosity. • In assessing a recent downturn, they refuse to resort to the dissembling language of corporate reports and quarterly statements.

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      Are you good at dissembling?
      If you're good at pretending and lying, you're an expert at dissembling. Dissembling is being tricky, slippery, and deceitful by pretending.

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